Vocabulary for English Class Flashcards

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What is the definition of alliteration?

A quick reference to something your audience should already know.

A two-line poem that rhymes.

A punctuation mark used in contractions.

When you use words that have the same sound at the beginning. (correct)

What is allusion?

A quick reference to something that your audience will have to already know in order to understand.

What does an apostrophe denote?

A punctuation mark used in contractions to replace missing letters.

What does assonance refer to?

When multiple words in a row share a similar vowel sound. Signup and view all the answers

What is a caesura?

A break in a conversation, line of verse, or song. Signup and view all the answers

What does consonance mean?

A pleasing combination of musical sounds or a state of agreement. Signup and view all the answers

Define couplet.

Two lines of poetry that usually rhyme. Signup and view all the answers

What is enjambment?

When a phrase in a line of poetry spills over into the next line. Signup and view all the answers

Define hyperbole.

An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Signup and view all the answers

What is internal rhythm?

A sneaky kind of rhyme between words in the same line or across lines. Signup and view all the answers

Define litotes.

A form of understatement that affirms a point by negating its opposite. Signup and view all the answers

What is a metaphor?

A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two unrelated things. Signup and view all the answers

Define octave.

A musical interval of eight notes. Signup and view all the answers

What does onomatopoeia mean?

A word that phonetically imitates or resembles the sound it describes. Signup and view all the answers

Define paradox.

A logical puzzler that contradicts itself. Signup and view all the answers

What is personification?

Attributing human qualities to abstract ideas. Signup and view all the answers

Define anapest.

A metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables. Signup and view all the answers

What is a dactyl?

A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables. Signup and view all the answers

Define spondee.

A metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables. Signup and view all the answers

What is a trochee?

A metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables. Signup and view all the answers

Define iamb.

A part of a line made up of a short syllable followed by a long syllable. Signup and view all the answers

What is a sestet?

The six final lines of a sonnet or another group of six lines of poetry. Signup and view all the answers

Define simile.

A comparison between two fundamentally different things using 'like' or 'as'. Signup and view all the answers

What is synaesthesia?

A sensation that occurs in one sense modality when another modality is stimulated. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Vocabulary Terms for English Class

Alliteration
Use of repeated initial sounds in a series of words, e.g., "Stellar students synthesize sweet sentences."
Allusion
A brief reference to a person, place, or event that requires prior knowledge for full understanding.
Apostrophe
Punctuation mark indicating omitted letters in contractions, e.g., "we'll" for "we will."
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in a sequence of words, creating a musical quality.
Caesura
A pause or break in the middle of a line in poetry or dialogue, often resulting in silence.
Consonance
Agreement or harmony among elements, often refers to a pleasing combination of sounds.
Couplet
Two consecutive lines of poetry that typically rhyme, e.g., "Good night! Good night! Parting is such sweet sorrow..."
Enjambment
Continuation of a sentence or phrase across a line break in poetry.
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements used for emphasis or effect, e.g., describing a sports team as "the most incredible group of humans."
Internal Rhythm
Rhyme that occurs within a single line or between the middle of one line and the end of the next.
Litotes
A form of understatement that expresses a positive statement by negating its opposite, e.g., "Not the brightest bulb."
Metaphor
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as," e.g., "the world's your oyster."
Octave
An eight-note musical interval, spanning from "do" to "do."
Onomatopoeia
Words that phonetically imitate the sounds they describe, e.g., "Boom," "Bang," "Crash."
Paradox
A statement that appears self-contradictory or logically puzzling.
Personification
Attributing human traits or qualities to non-human entities or abstract concepts.
Anapest
A metrical foot consisting of two unstressed syllables followed by a stressed syllable.
Dactyl
A metrical foot made of a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables.
Spondee
A metrical unit composed of two stressed syllables.
Trochee
A metrical foot consisting of a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable.
Iamb
A two-syllable metrical unit with the first syllable unstressed and the second stressed.
Sestet
The last six lines of a sonnet or a group of six lines in poetry.
Simile
A figure of speech comparing two different things using "like" or "as," e.g., "His voice was smooth, like butter."
Synaesthesia
A phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory modality leads to involuntary experiences in another modality.

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