Fall Final Flashcards
compound sentences
know
complex sentences
know
infinitives
to+verb know
uses words like or as to compare one object or idea w/ another to suggest they are alike. Example: busy as a bee
simile
the metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use a comparison a simile would say you are like something; is more positive- it says you are something Example: You are what you eat
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object Example: my teddy bear gave me a hug.
personification
adoration
adulation
poor person
pauper
amazed
aghast
excessively confident
overconfidence
the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character’s speech, actions, appearance, etc
indirect characterization
main character (good guy)
protagonist
Rhyme between a word within a line and another word either at the end of the same line or within another line,
internal rhyme
a : the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes. b : something suggested by a word or thing
connotation
the state of being vexed, irritation; annoyance
vexation
noun the expression f one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite. Typically for humorous of emphatic effect: “Don’t go overboard with the gratitude, “he rejoiced w/ heavy iron”
irony
the cat in the hat sat on the mat. He had a plaid table. IN poetry the repetition of the sound of the vowel.
assonance
in your face tells you
direct characterization
the use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the osund made by an object or an action. Example: snap, crackle, pop
onomatopoeia
an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: he was so hungry; he ate the whole cornfield for lunch, stalks, and all
hyperbole
the repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. includes tongue twisters. Example: she sell seashells by the sea shore.
alliteration
when the character talk or says things that are ironic.
verbal irony
first person- i= not reliable, subjective
first person
knows everything
omniscient
tells the story as they go
3rd person
mood and atmosphere
tone
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic
theme
The verb form in which the subject of the sentence performs or causes the action expressed by the verb.
active voice
is a form of extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, and actions in a narrative, are equated with the meanings that lie outside the narrative itself.
Allegory
odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode. b : involving sensational contrasts or incongruities.
bizarre
