English- unfamiliar Flashcards
What is a metaphor
A direct comparison using like it as
What is a simile ?
A comparison using like or as
What is personification?
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics/qualities
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration
What is onomatopoeia
Sounds of a word e.g. Bang
Oxymoron
Combination of opposite e.g. Firey ice
Alliteration
Repeated constant sounds at the beginning of consecutive words
Rhyming
Words sounding the same
Stanza
Length of lyric, paragraph or poem structure
Repitition
Using the same words or phrase normally important ideas
Jargon
Technical terms
Anecdote
Personal story
Listing
Things in a row with commas normally, mostly key ideas
Rhetorical question
A question not wanting a answer
Short sentence
Normally 1-3 words for impact.