Vocab2 Flashcards
Alliteration
Reptition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
Dramatic Irony
Where the reader knows something that a character does not know
Iambic pentameter
A line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short syllable followed by one long syllable
Imagery
Descriptive words that create sensory experiences for the reader
Metaphor
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that have something in common
Oxymoron
Figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Cold fire
Paradox
A statement that seems to contradict itself but is true
Personification
Figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to something nonhuman
Simile
Figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using the words like or as
