English Unit 3 Vocab Flashcards
Alliteration
The close reoccurrence of the same letter or sound.
Tragedy travelled through our trivial lives.
Hyperbole
Deliberately exaggerating for effect or emphasis.
The bag weighed a ton!
Rule of Three
Three parallel words or phrases.
I came, I saw, I conquered.
Statistics
Using numerical evidence for support.
62% of adults are overweight in the UK.
Anecdote
A short story about a real person or incident.
I remember when…
Imperative
Giving an authoritative command.
Do not smoke.
Direct Address
Speaking directly to the audience using ‘you’.
You must realise that animal testing is cruel.
Collective Pronouns
Linking yourself with the audience via ‘we’, ‘our’, ‘us’.
We must act now.
Rhetorical Questions
Asking a question as a way of asserting a point.
Have you ever lied in your life?
Emotive Language
Using language to move your audience.
Those savage hooligans attacked her.
Counter-Argument
Opposing a contradictory belief or opinion.
Although fireworks can be dangerous…
Expert Reference
Quoting a professional.
Professor Arthur Knowles, an expert in ______, stated that: “…………..”
Simile
A comparison that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Energy drinks are like toxic waste – damaging to the body.
Metaphor
A direct comparison between two objects or ideas.
Drowning in an ocean of debt.
Allusion
A reference to a person, place or event.
She’s a real Einstein.
Syntax
Reordering words in sentences to place emphasis at the end.
If you shop online, you will save money.
Prolepsis
Imagining an audience’s response/objection
Some of you might be thinking _____, however ………
Metanoia
Correcting yourself for emphasis.
I think – no, I know – that animal testing is wrong.
Hypophora
Asking a question before answering it yourself.
Who enjoys doing homework? No-one!
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or phrase in successive sentences.
I have a dream…
I have a dream…
I have a dream…
Climax
A good-better-best structure.
A good thing about holidays…. Even better is …. The best, by far…
Extended Metaphor
A drawn-out metaphor that can last several sentences.
Homework is a prison. Your room is a cage.
Isocolon
Creating sentences with parallel structures.
Many will enter, few will win.
Antithesis / Juxtaposition
Contrasting relationship between two ideas.
That’s one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.
Pun
A humorous play on words.
New study of obesity looks for larger test group.
