subject terminology Flashcards
1
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simile
A
comparing two things usually with as or like
2
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metaphor
A
comparing something to something else which it isn’t
3
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sibilance
A
a type of alliteration which uses a whooshing or hissing sound
4
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onomatopoeia
A
the sound which is made by the thing
5
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noun
A
a thing , person or place
6
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adverb
A
a word to describe a verb
7
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adjective
A
describes a noun
8
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present participle
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a verb ending in ing
9
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imperative verb
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makes a sentence give a command
10
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modal verb
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a verb that expresses necessity or possibility
11
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personification
A
giving something human-like features
12
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pathetic fallacy
A
the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate abjects and animals
13
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caesura
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a pause in the middle of a sentence
