English EoY revision Flashcards
Alliteration
The same letter/sound at the beginning of words which are close together, eg “bright blue balloon
Anecdote
A short personal story which illustrates the point or idea being discussed
Assonance
The same VOWEL (a,e,i,o,u) sound repeated in a phrase or stanza. eg “insistent drizzle irritating me.”
Ballad
A usually long poem in regular stanzas which tells a story. eg The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Caesura
A break or pause in the middle of a line of poetry, usually signalled by punctuation like a full stop.
Clause
A phrase which is a ‘thought’, usually with a subject and verb eg “The tiger growled.
Climax
The most intense, gripping moment in a story; the top of the five-part ‘mountain’
Complex sentence
A sentence where at least one clause is dependent on the main clause. Eg “The tiger, which was a particularly fierce one, growled when it saw the hyena approach.”
Compound sentence
A sentence with two independent clauses eg “The tiger growled but it was not looking for its prey.” and a connective joining them.
Consonance
The same CONSONANT sound repeated within words in a phrase or stanza: “the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle.”
Enjambment
When a sentence in a verse does not end where the line ends.eg
“A snake came to my water trough
On a hot, hot day, and I in pyjamas for the heat
To drink there.
Metaphor
When something is said to be another thing, for effect eg “Her eyes were blue sapphires.”
Narrator - first person
Writing told from the writer’s point of view. Eg “I woke up and I thought about breakfast..”
Narrator - third person
Writing where the writer uses the third person eg, “She drew her sword. He prepared to defend himself.”
Onomatopoeia
When a word sounds like what it means. Eg ‘whisper’ or ‘crackle’.
