Mid Years Vocab Flashcards
What is an onomatopoeia? Give an example aswell
Definition: Words that sound like what they represent.
Example: “Buzz,” “Boom,” “Hiss.”
What is alliteration? Give example
Definition: The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close.
Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”
What is personification? Give example
Definition: To give an inanimate object human characteristics.
Example: “The wind whispered through the trees.”
What is a similie? Give example
Definition: To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else.
Example: “As brave as a lion.”
What is repetition? Give example
Definition: To use the same word/phrase more than once.
Example: the famous “I have a dream.” Speech
What is a metaphore? Give example
Definition: Comparing two things by saying they are each other.
Example: “Time is a thief.”
What is enjambment?
Definition: The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line.
What is rhythm? Give example
Definition: This describes the beat of a poem.
Example: The rhythmic pattern in a nursery rhyme.
What is a stanza? Give example
Definition: Groups of lines in a poem (a verse).
Example: A four-line stanza is called a quatrain.
What is assonance? Give example
Definition: When vowel sounds within words are the same or very similar.
Example: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.”
What is a pivot? Give example
Definition: Point at which the poem changes mood, time, etc.
Example: Transition from describing nature to personal reflection in a poem.
What is Caesura? Give example
Definition: A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis.
Example: “To be or not to be, that is the question.”
What is irony? Give example
Definition: Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and/or humorous.
Example: “The fire station burned down.”
What are fricatives? Give an example
Definition: Soft, breathy sounds: s, z, th, f.
Example: “Softly, sweetly, serenely.”
What are plosives? Give example
Definition: Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d.
Example: “Peter patted the puppy.”
What is sibilance? Give example
Definition: Sounded with a hissing effect, for example, s, sh.
Example: “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
What is a superlative? Give example
Definition: Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality.
Example: “The tallest tree in the forest.”
What is juxtaposition? Give example
Definition: Two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect.
Example: Contrasting images of wealth and poverty in a poem.
What does it mean to be ‘jingoistic’?
Have lots of patriotism for your country
What is foreshadowing? Give example
Definition: Be a warning or indication of a future event.
Example: “The dark clouds foreshadowed the coming storm.”
What is a lexical set?
Definition: A group of words with the same topic, function, or form
What are archaisms? Give example
Definition: Words that are very old or old-fashioned.
Example: “Thou” and “thee” are archaic pronouns.
What is an end focus? Give example
Definition: The most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end.
Example: “She loved the mountains more than anything.”
What is a preposition?
a word or group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrase. Example “in,” “at,” “on,” “of,” and “to.”
