Simile Flashcards
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Simile
noun
noun: simile; plural noun: similes
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.To give you a starting point, here are some examples of common metaphors: “Bill is an early bird.” “Life is a highway.” “Her eyes were diamonds.”
caesura
(in Greek and Latin verse) a break between words within a metrical foot.
(in modern verse) a pause near the middle of a line. E.g. Are you nobody, too? Then there’s a pair of us || – don’t tell! They’d banish || – you know!
enjambment
(in verse) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
“he uses enjambment less than many poets”. E.g. Enjambment is the continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break. For example, the poet John Donne uses enjambment in his poem “The Good-Morrow” when he continues the opening sentence across the line break between the first and second lines: “I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I / Did, till we loved?
tone and tonal shift
Difference between tone and mood
The mood determines if it is a comedy, tragedy, romance or drama. Within a story there are shifts in the tone as the story progresses. These tone shifts are what makes the story exciting, taking the reader through a wide range of emotions
iambic pentameter
a line of verse with five metrical feet, each consisting of one short (or unstressed) syllable followed by one long (or stressed) syllable, for example Two households, both alike in dignity.
personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
“the book provides a sustained account of how literary personification works”
2.
a figure intended to represent an abstract quality.
“the knight is accompanied by two feminine personifications of vice”
alliteration
noun
noun: alliteration; plural noun: alliterations
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
“the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’”
rhyme scheme
noun
noun: rhyme scheme; plural noun: rhyme schemes
the ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem or verse.
rhythm
a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.
“Ruth listened to the rhythm of his breathing”
Similar:
pattern
flow
tempo
regular features
recurrent nature
2.
the measured flow of words and phrases in verse or prose as determined by the relation of long and short or stressed and unstressed syllables.
“the rhythm, pattern, and cadence of words”
Repetition
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
“her comments are worthy of repetition”
Similar:
reiteration
repeating
restatement
retelling
iteration
recapitulation
recital
rehearsal
recap
reprise
iterance
echoing
parroting
quoting
copying
echolalia
2.
the recurrence of an action or event.
“there was to be no repetition of the interwar years”
Similar:
recurrence
reoccurrence
repeat
rerun
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
“a relatively large number of bird names arise by onomatopoeia”
the use of onomatopoeia for literary effect.
“the language in her picture books is notable for its playfulness and onomatopoeia”
slang
noun
noun: slang; plural noun: slangs
a type of language consisting of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people.
“grass is slang for marijuana”
Similar:
informal language
colloquialisms
idioms
patois
argot
cant
dialect
jargon
terminology
rhyming slang
back slang
lingo
geekspeak
-speak
verbINFORMAL
verb: slang; 3rd person present: slangs; past tense: slanged; past participle: slanged; gerund or present participle: slanging
attack (someone) using abusive language.
“he watched ideological groups slanging one another”
Colloquial language
Colloquial language and expressions could be things like informal words, phrases, and slang words. They used by writers to create a sense of community and society. Often, the way an author speaks will translate into their writing.
nonsensical language
adjective. (of words or language) having little or no meaning; making little or no sense: A baby’s babbling is appealingly nonsensical. (of behavior, conduct, actions, etc.) foolish, senseless, fatuous, or absurd: His nonsensical behavior was unusual for such a serious person.
hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
“he vowed revenge with oaths and hyperboles”
Similar:
exaggeration
overstatement
magnification
amplification
