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.”
