Main Deffinitions Flashcards
1
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Similie
A
Form of comparison usually using ‘like’ or ‘as’
2
Q
Metaphor
A
Describe an object or action to something it is similar to
3
Q
Personification
A
Giving an inanimate object human atributes
4
Q
Adjective
A
Describing words
5
Q
Enjarnement
A
Flowing stanzas line continuing
6
Q
Caesura
A
Punctuation in the middle of a line
7
Q
Pathetic fallacy
A
Weather takes human emotions
8
Q
Dramatic irony
A
Audience knows something the character doesn’t
9
Q
Sonnet
A
14 line poem
10
Q
Semantic field
A
Words liked to a theme or idea
11
Q
Alliteration
A
Same start to two words
12
Q
Irony
A
Difference between what is expected and what actually occurs
13
Q
Iambic pentameter
A
10 syllables per line
14
Q
Hubris
A
Excessive pride/arrogance
15
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Visage
A
Face
