Semester Final (no Vocab) Flashcards
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Noun
a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).
Adverb
a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ).
Pronoun
a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g., I, you ) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g., she, it, this ).
Conjunction
a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g. and, but, if ).
Verb
a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.
Preposition
a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”.
Adjective
a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun
Interjection
a word or phrase that expresses a feeling or demand, and is not grammatically connected to other parts of a sentence
Onomatopoeia
a word that sounds like what it means. It’s a figure of speech that imitates the sound of an action or object. For example, “thud,” “crash,” “bang,” and “buzz”
Oxymoron
a figure of speech that combines two contradictory words or phrases to create a new meaning or insight
Allusion
a brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea that’s culturally, historically, politically, or literary significant
Pun
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
“the pigs were a squeal
Personification
figure of speech that gives human characteristics to something that is not human, such as an object or animal
Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect.
Asyndeton
a literary device that involves intentionally omitting conjunctions like “and,” “but,” or “or” from a sentence or series of clauses
Polysyndeton
a literary device that involves using conjunctions like “and,” “but,” “or,” or “nor” repeatedly in a sentence to emphasize words or phrases
Polyptoton
a rhetorical device that involves repeating a word or root word in different forms or inflections to create emphasis, rhythm, or irony
Anaphora
a rhetorical device that involves repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of multiple phrases, clauses, or sentences:
Synesthesia
a literary device where an author describes one sense using terms typically associated with another sense
Hyperbole
a figure of speech that’s an obvious and intentional exaggeration that’s not meant to be taken literally
Static vs dynamic character
A “static character” in literature is a character who does not significantly change throughout the story, maintaining their personality and beliefs from beginning to end, while a “dynamic character” undergoes a notable internal transformation or development as the narrative progresses, evolving their perspective or values due to the story’s events
Round vs flat character
A “round character” is a complex, multi-dimensional character with a well-developed personality and background, often displaying contradictions and surprising the reader with their actions, while a “flat character” is a simple, one-dimensional character with few defining traits who usually remains unchanged throughout the story and serves a specific, limited role
Conflict
struggle between opposing forces that drives the plot of a story forward
Motivation
the reason behind a character’s actions and behaviors
