english woredas Flashcards
what is personification
giving a object human charastics
what is a simile
comparing 2 things using the words like or as
what is a metaphor
way of describing something by saying it’s something else
what is repetition
repeating words
what is assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
what is onomatopea
words that describe a sound
allusion
a reference to a person, event, or literary word outside the poem
imagery
the author’s use of description and vivid language, deepening the reader’s understanding of the work, by appealing to the senses.
juxtapostion
placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences
oxymoron
A figure of speech that brings together contradictory words for effect, such as “jumbo shrimp” and “deafening silence.
irony
a distance between what is said and what is meant
a character stepping out into a hurricane and saying, “What nice weather we’re having!
Enjambment
when there is a line break,
a sentence continues onto the next line
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.
ellipsis
when (…) is added into a text to add a pause
what are the 5 wellbeing categories
social, physical, emotional, mental, spiritual
