English devices and terminologies Flashcards
1
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Common noun
A
A naming word of things you can touch
2
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Abstract noun
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Naming words that is a concept or idea
3
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Active verb
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Physical action
4
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Stative verb
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Verb is not done physically
5
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Comparative adjective
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Most extreme-est, eg greatest
6
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Superlative adjective
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Greater than -er
7
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Adverb
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Give extra information about verb
8
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Pronoun
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Replace noun using I, he, she, they
9
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Simile
A
Like or as
10
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Metaphor
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Compare two thing using something is something
11
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Oxymoron
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Two opposite word side by side, love hurt
12
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Rhetorical question
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Question without an answer
13
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Alliteration
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Words in a roll have the same letter in beginning
14
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Sibilance
A
Alliteration but with s start
15
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Personification
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Giving non human thing human feature
