Exam Semester 2 Review Flashcards
Onomatopoeia
A word used as a sound
Boom!
Personification
Giving something human like qualities
The sun shined with joy in the morning
Couplet
A pair of two lines in verse that rhyme
I love school
It is cool
Metaphor
Comparing one thing to another not using “like” or “as”
A mighty fortress is god
Lyrical poerty
Emotional poetry, like a song
Free verse poetry
Type of poetry with no patterns of rhyme or meter
Narrative poetry
Tells a story
Simile
Comparing one thing to another using “like” and “as”
I am as fat as a zebra eating meat
Connotation
The emotional feel of a word
House home dwelling
Denotation
Dictionary definition of a word
House home dwelling
Ethos
An appeal to credibility or character
Reliable experts
Pathos
An appeal to emotion
Cuteness
Logos
An appeal to logic or reason
Card stacking