English devices and terminologies Flashcards by Shark Zhang

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Common noun

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A naming word of things you can touch

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Abstract noun

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Naming words that is a concept or idea

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Active verb

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Physical action

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Stative verb

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Verb is not done physically

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Comparative adjective

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Most extreme-est, eg greatest

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Superlative adjective

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Greater than -er

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Adverb

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Give extra information about verb

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Pronoun

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Replace noun using I, he, she, they

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Simile

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Like or as

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Metaphor

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Compare two thing using something is something

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Oxymoron

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Two opposite word side by side, love hurt

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Rhetorical question

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Question without an answer

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Alliteration

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Words in a roll have the same letter in beginning

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Sibilance

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Alliteration but with s start

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Personification

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Giving non human thing human feature

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Hyperbole

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Over exaggerating

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Onomatopoeia

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Sound words

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Repition

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Repeat sentences or words for strong effect.

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Imperative sentences

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Command sentences

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Declarative sentences

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Statement

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Interrogative sentences

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Asking a question

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Exclamatory sentences

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Strong sense for emotion.