Exam Vocab Review Flashcards
Authors purpose
Is the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic
The main idea that the author chose s To write about in a specific part of the book
Theme
Figure of speech
An expression that uses language in a nonliteral way
A figure of speech In which to essentially unlike things are compared by using like or as an example of this would be. Your teeth are Like stars!!!
Simile
What is a piece of literature written in stanza and verses
Poetry
Correspondence of terminal sounds of words
Rhyme
The agreement of rhymes in poetry or a stanza
Rhyme scheme
a figure speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object but is not literally possible like for example a frog in your throat or a sea of troubles
Metaphor
Occurs when the vowel sounds in words that are repeated when close to each other
Assonance
A formation of a word to sound associated with what it is named to be. For example crack boom snap Hiss buzz pop
Onomatopoeia
The use of vivid features in language to represent objects or actions also idea
Imagery
Is when you assign the qualities of the person to something that is not human. For example the stars danced playfully in the moonlight
Personification!
Is The repeating of sounds in a line stanzas
Repetition
The atmosphere in literary work with intention of invoking a certain emotion or feeling Or emotions
Mood
One of the divisions of a pome usually composed of two or more lines
Stanza
