English Final Sem 1 Nicolo

5.0(1)
studied byStudied by 6 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/35

flashcard set

Earn XP

Description and Tags

English

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

36 Terms

1
New cards

consonance

repeating consonant sound

2
New cards

assonance

repeating vowel sound

3
New cards

metaphor/extended metaphor

comparison of two unlike things throughout an entire novel

4
New cards

inference

to come to a conclusion

5
New cards

anaphora

repetition of a word or phrase to start specific clauses

6
New cards

denotation

dictionary definition of word

7
New cards

connotation

emotional appeal of a word

8
New cards

colloquial

common everyday language

9
New cards

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

10
New cards

irony

contrast of some sort

11
New cards

juxtaposition

side by side--- placed together with contrasting effect

12
New cards

allusion

reference to literature, geography, biblical, superstition, etc.

13
New cards

antecedent

thing or event that came before

14
New cards

imagery

visually descriptive or figurative language

15
New cards

didatic

intended to teach

16
New cards

idiom

phrase not intended to be taken literally

17
New cards

oxymoron

contradictory terms

18
New cards

paradox

seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true

19
New cards

personification

human characteristics to nonhuman things

20
New cards

flashback

scene that is set in a time earlier than the main story

21
New cards

foreshadowing

hints to future events

22
New cards

indirect characterization

traits revealed through dialogue, another character, actions, thoughts, effect on others, etc.

23
New cards

direct characterization

author directly states character traits

24
New cards

parallelism

gives pattern or rhythm by the repetition of a word or phrase within a group of sentences with the same or similar structure--- provides clarity, balance, organization

25
New cards

figurative language

writing or speech not intended to carry literal meaning

26
New cards

anecdote

short story

27
New cards

apostrophe

addressing an absent character

28
New cards

aphorism

observation that contains a general truth

29
New cards

alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds

30
New cards

simile

comparison made using like or as

31
New cards

onomatopoeia

formation of words through sound

32
New cards

analogy

comparison between two things, usually for explanation or clarification

33
New cards

rhyme

similar sounding words

34
New cards

mood/atmosphere

state of mind or feeling created through the use of diction

35
New cards

tone

author’s attitude toward their piece of writing

36
New cards

diction

word choice in speech or writing