Freshman English Final Flashcards
1
Q
Noun
A
Person place thing animal or idea
2
Q
Adjective
A
Modifies a noun or pronoun
3
Q
Verb
A
Expresses actions evens and states of being
4
Q
Adverb
A
Modifies a verb adjective or adverb
5
Q
Conjunction
A
Links words phrases and clauses
6
Q
Prepositions
A
Links nouns and pronouns to other words in a sentence
7
Q
Interjection
A
Words used to convey emotion
8
Q
Pronoun
A
A word that takes the place of a noun or another pronoun
9
Q
Metaphor
A
Direct comparison of unlike things
10
Q
Simile
A
A comparison of unlike things using like or as
11
Q
Pun
A
Play on words
12
Q
Personification
A
Is giving human characteristics to non human things
13
Q
Alliteration
A
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
14
Q
Assonance
A
The repetition of vowel sounds with in words
15
Q
Sonnet
A
Fourteen line lyric poem
