Terms 1 Flashcards

1
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comparing two things with like

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simile

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2
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think of a large area of grass

A group of words that are linked by meaning

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semantic field

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3
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comparing two things without like, speaking of one thing in the language of another

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metaphor

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4
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describing a non-human thing as if it was a human

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personification

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6
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it’s in the verb

something (like a word, or sentence) that is explaining something else

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explanatory

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7
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it’s in the mark

a type of sentence using an exclamation mark, often conveying strong emotion

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exclamatory sentence

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8
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‘I know …. you, Man and Wife’

a type of sentence stating facts

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declarative sentence

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9
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think of what detectives do to suspects of crime

a type of sentence that asks a question

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interrogatory sentence

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10
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features a word meaning ‘absolutely essential, paramount, important’

a type of sentence which features a command (an order)

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imperative sentence

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11
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the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect

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anaphora

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12
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A resemblance in sound between two words, or an initial rhyme, or shared consonants

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consonance

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13
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A stop or pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause

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caesura

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14
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A line of poetry ending at a grammatical boundary or break—such as a dash or closing bracket—or with punctuation, opposite of enjambment

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end-stopped

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15
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The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation, the opposite of end-stopped

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enjambment

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16
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stanza with four lines

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quatrain

17
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the rhyming of the final syllables of a line

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end rhyme

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