Midterm Study Guide Flashcards
A comparison of two unlike things using connecting words such as “like,” “as,” “so,” “than,” or a verb such as “resemble.”
Simile
examples: She eats like a bird; The snow was as soft as cotton; He is as busy as a bee.
Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle words.
Assonance
examples: Days Wane away (long a) I hope you succeed (long e)
the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
Repetition
the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively:
Imagery
The sky was a deep velvet blue with stars that shone like diamonds and sapphires streaking through the sky. NOT: The sky was dark :(
A phrase in which the words together have a meaning that is different from the literal meaning of words.
Idiom
examples: Every cloud has a silver lining; It drives me up a wall; play our cards right.
The repetition of the first constants in a group of words.
Alliteration
examples: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
Exaggeration for the sake of emphasis.
Hyperbole
examples: He weighs a ton; dying of shame; I am so hungry I could eat a horse; His brain is the size of a pea.
The imitation of a sound BOOM POW ZAP!!!!
Onomatopoeia
A figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes.
Personification
examples: The wind whispered; Her stomach growled; the stars danced in the sky.
A struggle between two opposing forces usually a protagonist and an antagonist. Can be internal or external.
Conflict examples: person vs technology person vs nature person vs self person vs society person vs supernatural
the act of a person or thing that sets.
the surroundings or environment of anything:
Setting:
Harry Potter takes place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardly
Something that can be proven true.
Fact
Humans have two eyes, this can be proven true
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
a personal view, attitude, or appraisal.
Opinion
It means what it says.
Literal Language
“The grass looks green.”
Specialized words from particular occupations like medicine, law or technology.
Technical Language
A mechanic may say “son, can you grab the doo-hicky off my bench.”
Is free of bias or opinions.
Objective Language
To have or show an opinion or prejudice.
Bias
To show no opinion or prejudice.
Unbiased
To add (something) at the beginning as introduction. a word, letter, or number placed before another.
Prefix
Examples: de-, ex-, a-,in-. If the affix would be convenient If convenient had a prefix the prefix would be in and together would be inconvenient.
A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language.
Synonym
If the word is pretty, a good synonym would be beautiful, cute, or lovely. You can find examples in a thesaurus
A dimension on an engineering drawing provided for information only.
Drawing References
say or estimate that (a specified thing) will happen in the future or will be a consequence of something.
Predicting
using information that is implied or inferred to make meaning out of what is not clearly stated.
Drawing Conclusions
important information that tells more about the overall idea of a paragraph or section of a text
Main Idea
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Infrerence
Purpose
P= Pursued I= Inform E= Entertain
