Language exam Flashcards
1
Q
Common noun
A
describes a person,place or thing
2
Q
proper noun
A
a specific person place or thing
3
Q
collective noun
A
refers to a group of people
4
Q
commas
A
puncuation indicating a pause in scentence
5
Q
semi-colon
A
a pause between two main points
6
Q
personification
A
when somthing non human is given human fetures
7
Q
hyperboly
A
exageration
8
Q
simile
A
comapring 2 things using like or as
9
Q
metaphor
A
comapring things without using like or as
10
Q
allution
A
refrence to a famous even tor person
11
Q
oxymoron
A
two contrasting words
12
Q
situation irony
A
opposite of what expected happends
13
Q
dramatic irony
A
expression that signifies opposite
14
Q
verbal irony
A
say somthing diffrent than what you mean
15
Q
natural irony
A
when plot is diffrent from what expected
