Language Terminology Flashcards
noun (noun phrase)
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things ( common noun ), or to name a particular one of these ( proper noun ).
verb (verb phrase)
A doing word
adjective (adjectival phrase)
A describing word that DOES NOT describe an action
adverb (adverbial phrase)
A phrase that begins with a adverb, that describes how something is down
Simile
When you say something is like something else
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Personification
When you make a non living thing seem living
Pathetic fallacy
When the weather and setting is described in a way the helps set the mood
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Colloquial language
Language that may include slang, it is nit very formal and is used by ordinary common people
Imagery
Descriptive language used to make the thing being described more easy to picture in your mind
Fact(statistics)
Information that is proven and that is accurate
Imperative verb
A “bossy” verb demanding for something
Rhetorical question
A question that does not require an answer
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
