English Flashcards
(34 cards)
What is full rhyme?
When the end of a word sounds the same as another.
What is poetry?
Art form, used to paint pictures of people, places, emotions, actions & nature.
What is half rhyme?
When words nearly sound the same.
What is haiku?
Comparisons. 3 line poetic snapshots of world with words on each line of 5, 7, 5. Include kigo - references to season/nature. Un rhymed
What is a simile?
Saying something is like or as another.
What is a metaphor?
Saying something Is something else.
What is onomatopoeia?
When a word sounds like the sound it is describing.
What is alliteration?
Repetition of consonant sounds.
What are rhyming couplets?
Two rhyming lines that go together.
What is P.E.E?
Point - the question
Evidence - quote
Explanation - answer
What is P.E.R.S.U.A.D.E.?
What is it used for?
Power of three Emotive language Rhetorical questions Say again Undermined opposing views Anecdote Direct address Exaggeration
Persuading
What is pathetic fallacy?
Using weather/lighting to set mood.
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggeration
Another word for type.
Another word for atmosphere.
Genre
Mood
How to use speech marks?
Speech marks Capital letter Dialogue Punctuation Speech marks
What is WRAP A PLUM?
What is it for?
Why are you writing this? Rhetorical question/repetition (is that what you want/its good...its good) Audience (who are you talking to) Polite (please) Alliteration (sing song) Personal pronouns (we/you/I) List of 3 (wonderful, amazing, perfect product) Unless/if/because (cause & effect) Modal verbs (might happen)
What is sibilance?
Alliteration s sounds.
What is a pseudonym?
Name used instead of real name.
What is an allusion?
Reference to something.
What is a stanza?
Verse In poem
What is form?
How poem is laid out on page.
What is zoomorphism?
Personification of animals
What is foreshadowing?
Hint to what will happen.
What is enjambment?
When lines run into each other, no punctuation.
