English Flashcards

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What is Antithesis

A

Contrasting ideas/themes etc that are placed ajacently

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What is Anaphora

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Repeating the same phase at the start of a sentance

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3
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What is a caesura

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A pause in a poem signified by punctuation

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4
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What is dramatic irony

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When the character within a story doesn’t know as much as the audience does about their circumstance

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5
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What is onomatopoeia

A

words that convey sounds

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6
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What is pathetic fallacy

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Using the weather/other external factors to present ideas/themes

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7
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What is Pathos

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Author giving a sense of pity to the character

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