English study Flashcards
what does alliteration mean?
a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
what does repetion mean?
Repetition is when a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect
what does onomatopoeia mean?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
what does simile mean?
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using the word like or as e.g. as brave as a lion ).
what does metaphor mean?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
what does Hyperbole mean?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. eg I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse
what does Personification mean?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
what does Anaphora mean?
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of each line of a poem, speech, or sermon.
what does Enjambment mean?
When a phrase, a clause, or a sentence in a line of poetry doesn’t finish at the line break but spills over into the next line,
what does Juxtaposition mean?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
what does symbolism mean?
To use a word in a poem to symbolise smth else
what does Motif mean?
A central or recurring image or action in a literary work that is shared by other works.
what does Oxymoron mean?
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. eg deafening silence,
what does Synedoche mean?
Part of something to reflect the whole of somthuing or the other way around.
what does Assonance mean?
Assonance is the repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem creating internal rhymes.
