english vocab test Flashcards
- Alliteration
when a series of words begins with the same consonant sound
Krispy Kreme, Dunkin’ Donuts, Lulu Lemon
- Allusion
An indirect messge
*your nose is growing
- Anaphora
Repetition of words in the middle of sentences
I have a dream speech
- Assonance
Repetition of a sound/vowel in the middle of a word
We took the train to spain
- Aside
A private interview with the audience
*when in dance moms they talk to the screen/audience
- Conflict
A problem or obstacle for the main character
When paige broke her foot and couldnt dance for 2 months
- Diction
Choice of vocab in writing
*eyes piercing the back of my skull is more spooky tone than she was looking at me
- Exposition (of a story)
Background information from before the story
*they were all dancers and introduced before they got on the show
- Figurative language
A type of communication not using the realistic meaning
They fought like cats and dogs
- Foreshadowing
A warning of something before it happens
In clips it shows Cathay walking down to abby before the fight happens
- Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements
When abby says “im gonna kill her if she doesn’t nail this routine”
- Irony
Calling someone out on something that signifies you
Abby called another mom fat when she is fat
- Juxtaposition
Contrasting two things
*when abby compared kenzie and maddie and said that maddy was so much better
Or sun and moon
- Metaphor
A comparison between tow things that arent alike
Abby compares presley to an ogar
- Mood
The atmosphere of the story
When abby is screaming at the girls for messing up it puts the room in a quiet tense mood
- Motif
A repeated element with symbolic significance
The book nothing gold can stay in outsiders
- Protagonist
The leading character
Abby is the leader of the show
- Pun
A joke with different meaning
A bike cant stand on its own because its two-tired
- Paradox
When something seems absurd but when you think about it its true
*you have to spend money to make money
- Onomatopoeia
A word made from a sound
Boom, crackle, crunch, sizzle, cuckoo
- Personification
Giving a none human human traits
The birds are singing
- Parallelism (aka Parallel Structure)
Sameness with verb tense
*the student brushed their teeth ate breakfast and caught the bus
- Simile
Comparing things using the words like or as
The grass is as green as a cucumber
- Syntax
Sentence structure
*ex= declarative, exclamatory
- Symbol
Something that has a literal meaning in a story
Black represents evil
- Theme
Message or lesson the author want to teach the reader
Dont judge a book by its cover
- Tone
The attitude is using in a sentence
Sad, mad
