What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison between two unlike things
Eg. Time is a thief
What is a simile?
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things
What is alliteration?
Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of words
Eg. Wild winds whipped
What is assonance?
Repetition of vowel sounds.
What is onomatopoeia?
Words imitating sound
What is juxtaposition?
Placement of contrasting ideas side-by-side.
What is an oxymoron?
Two contradictory terms together
Eg. Deafening silence
What is symbolism?
Using an object to represent deeper meaning
Eg. A dove representing hope/love
What is a motif?
A recurring symbol, image, or idea.
What is foreshadowing?
Hints about future events that may take place
What is irony?
When the intended meaning contradicts the true meaning
Types of irony?
Verbal, situational, dramatic.
What is hyperbole?
Exaggeration for emphasis
What is enjambment?
A line of poetry that runs on without punctuation
What is caesura?
A strong pause within a line of poetry.
What is a semantic field?
Group of words related by meaning.
What is pathetic fallacy?
Weather/nature reflecting human emotion.
Eg. Sun showing happiness or rain showing sadness
What is allusion?
A reference to another text/person/event.
What is anaphora?
Repetition at the start of successive lines/clauses.
What is a grapheme?
The smallest unit of written language; letter(s) representing a sound. (“th”)
What is a phoneme?
The smallest unit of sound that changes meaning
Eg. ‘p’ in pat and ‘b’ in bat
What is a morpheme?
The smallest unit of meaning
What is lexis?
Vocabulary/word choice.
