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25 Cards in this Set
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Imperative verb |
Commanding word |
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Modal verb |
Expresses necessity or possibility |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word that imitates the sound it is referring to |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of neighbouring words |
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Assonance |
Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words |
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Sibilance |
Repetition of the ‘s’ sound |
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Plosive |
The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced). |
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Rhetorical question |
A question that does not need to be answered |
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Juxtaposition |
Placing two contrasting ideas close together |
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Hyperbole |
Extreme exaggeration that is not taken literally |
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Oxymoron |
A combination of contradictory words |
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Semantic field |
They are a collection of words which are related to one another be it through their similar meanings, or through a more abstract relation. |
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Simile |
Saying something is ‘like’ something |
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Metaphor |
A description where one ‘thing’ becomes something else |
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Superlative |
An exaggerated or hyperbolical expression of praise. |
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Symbolism |
The idea that things represent other things |
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Personification |
Giving an object or animal human characteristics |
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Zoomorphism |
Giving animal features and qualities to humans |
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Polysyndeton |
Multiple repetitions of the same conjunction |
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Asyndeton |
A sentence containing a series of words or clauses in close succession, linked without the use of conjunctions |
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Colloquial language |
Informal and conversational, and more suitable for use in speech than in writing. |
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Anecdote |
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
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Dialect |
A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
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Irony |
The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect |
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Figurative language |
The use of non-literal phrases or words to create further meaning in writing or speech |
