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28 Cards in this Set
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Metaphor |
Comparing something to something else is called a metaphor without using like or as E.g He was a line in battle,she sang like a bird
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Atmosphere |
Feeling in a poem ot story in a particular time or place E.g strange atmosphere |
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Symbol |
A symbol is something which comes to stand for or represent something E.g Certain odour |
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Alliteration |
Repitition of the same constinant E.g billy bob bowel brillintaly |
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Assonance |
repitition of vowel sounding sounds E.g Joan moaned and groaned ,I like to fly my kite |
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Similie |
When one thing is compared to another using like or as E.g As black as coal |
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Judging characters |
What the writer tells us What the characters say and do What the character says about each other |
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Dialogue |
A Conversation between two charters or more in a story or poem E.g Jack: hello mark: well |
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Personification |
When something is not human but is spoken like it is E.g The chair danced around the room |
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Rhyme/Rythm |
Rhyme is When two or more words have the same sound E.g pimple simple Rhythm usually occors at the end of a sentence E.g pimple simple dimple |
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Image |
An image is a group of words that paints a picture of something in your head E.g a peacock with a fiery tail |
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Theme |
Key idea explored in a poem ,play or story |
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Protagonist/Antagonist |
Protagonist- Hero Antagonist - Bad guy |
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'The sniper' |
This is written by liam oflaherty.Theme is war/conflict.Setting of this story = A building near oconnel street .Civil war=When ordinary ppl from the same country fights each other.Main leaders= Micheal collins and eamon de valera.Free staters follow Michel and republicians follow Eamon.This civil war was in 28th of june 1922 till 24th of may 1923.The free staters won the civil war |
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Dulce et decorum est |
'It is sweet and right to die for your country'.Written by wilfred owen .Ww1 = 1914-1918.Conscription=You had to fight for your country no choice!! .Wilfred wrote about the reality of war - Soliders were deaf ,drunk with fatigue ,knock kneed,.Keywords-Marched,limped,trudge,sludge-Rhyme .Propaganda -False information.Endurance- to stick at it. Agony pain death killing grean sea survival .Wilfred doesnt think its right to die for your country .Wilfred died the year the war ended. The poem was written about a solider who experienced it |
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Noun |
Naming word E.g place,thing animal or quaility |
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Pronoun |
Word used in place of a noun E g I he she they. These are examples of personal pronouns |
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Adjective |
Describes the noun E.g strong relationship |
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verb |
Doing or action word E.g to love we fought |
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Adverb |
Gives us more information about the verb E.g she ran slowly |
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Onomatipoeia |
A word that reflects the sound -Bang! beep!' *you can hear an onomatopaeia word |
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Seamus heany |
Born in 1932. Year of ww1.seamus was born in derry .Wrote 'The trouble Violence'. |
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'The seagul' |
This is a short story written by liam o'flaherty.It is a methaphorical story.Metaphorical Story= It is written in comparison of our own lives,points out experiences that we had in our lives.This story is about a seagul who is afraid to fly away. |
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Common nouns |
Chair,ball,wall,window |
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Proper nouns |
Ms.dunphy ,Paris,Spain. Proper nouns take capitals |
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Proper noun |
Uses capitals E.g Ms dunphy,Paris,Spain. |
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Common nouns |
Chair,Wall,Window |
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Slender vowels |
A,o,u Fatty vowels |
