2024-2025 | defenitions unit 2

a corporal

a member of one of the lower ranks in the army

a battalion

a large group of soldiers composed of a headquarters and 2 or more companies

an ambush

a trap to make a surprise attack

a lieutenant

an officer of middle rank in the army

a massacre

the act of killing a large number of people, especially in a cruel way

a brother-in-arms

a fellow member of a military service

a trench

a long, deep hole dug in the ground

a veteran

a former member of the armed forces

a bombing raid

a surprise attack in which bombs are used

a civilian target

something or someone fired at or marked for attack that will cost human lives

to consolidate

to strengthen a position

a retreat

a movement away from the enemy

an offensive operation

a carefully planned attack made by a large group of soldiers

no-man’s-land

an unoccupied area between opposing armies

devastation

great destruction or damage

a skirmish

a short fight between small groups of soldiers

missing in action (MIA)

unable to locate after a battle

a company

a group of soldiers that is part of a battalion

a bayonet

a long, sharp knife attached to the end of a rifle

a sniper

a person who shoots at somebody from a hidden position

alliteration

the use of the same sound(s), especially consonants, at the beginning of several words that are close together

flew flocked to the fight

assonance

the repetition of similar vowel sounds that takes place in 2 or more words in proximity to each other

consonance

the repetition of the same consonant 2 or more times in short succession at the end or in the middle of words

enjambment

the breaking of a syntactic unit or a clause over 2 or more lines without punctuation

simile

uses the words “like” or “as” to compare things.

E.g. Life is like a box of chocolates. 

metaphor

states a comparison without words “like” or “as”

E.g. You’re a firework!