Key Vocabulary For Mid Year Exams Flashcards
To give inanimate object human characteristics/ qualities
Personification
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh
Sibilance
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else
Simile
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Metaphor
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Alliteration
A vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or idea in their head.
Imagery
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
The attitude/ mood expressed within a poem
Tone
Another word for verse (paragraph within a poem)
Stanza
Repetition o f the same consonant sounds
Consonance
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Eniambment
Repetition of the same consonant that is usually in quick succession
Alliteration
Which word class builds up a full picture if lots of them are used in a description of one thing
Adjective
A command verb is otheerwise known as a
Imperative
