ENGLISH Exam 2023

Stanza

A group of lines forming a 'paragraph' in a poem

Paragraph

A section of a piece of writing

Personification

Giving a not human object human traits

Metaphor

A comparison between two things using is or was

Alliteration

The same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Sibilance - whooshing or hissing sound (s). Plosive - b, g, k, p. Symmerical - a phrase begins and ends with the same sound in a mirrored format

Simile

A comparison between two things using like or as

Contrast/ juxtaposition

Two opposite ideas next to each other

Repetition

Repeating a certain word or phrases multiple times

Rhetorical question

A question asked to create a dramatic effect rather than for an answer

Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Rhyme

Word that end in the same sound or syllable

Volta

A turn of thought or argument in a poem

Enjambment

A sentence that runs across multiple lines

Motif

A repeated pattern - an image, sound, word, etc.

Symbolism

An image representing a deeper, non-literal abstract idea

Interrogative sentence

A statement that is a question

Exclamative sentence

A statement that expresses strong emotion

Declarative sentence

A statements that states facts or an opinion

Imperative sentence

A statement that is a command

Connotations

An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning