Y7 MOY Flashcards
Simile
A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two things. Similes differ from metaphors by highlighting the similarities between two things using comparison words such as ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another.
Caesura
Enjambment
Tone and tonal shift
Iambic pentameter
Personification
Alliteration
Repetition of the same consonant that is usually in quick succession.
Rhyme scheme
Rythm
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Colloqualism
Colloquial language
Nonesensical language
Hyperbole
A synonym for exaggeration is hyperbole.
True
Bang! Bam! Wham! These words are examples of…
Onomatopoeia
“The dog has passed a way” said Mum. To protect the child’s feelings, the mother has used…
A euphemism
A pun is used to provoke amusement and canal so be used to suggest that a character is particalarly, clever or witty
True
