English Terminology 0.0 / 5 ? English LiteratureKey termsOtherNone Created by: geoto12Created on: 02-05-17 19:22 Similie A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared. 1 of 20 Metaphor A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance 2 of 20 Dramatic Irony Irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience by not grasped by the characters in the play 3 of 20 1st Person Including yourself such as 'I' and 'We' 4 of 20 Onomatopoeia The formation of a word, as meow, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent 5 of 20 Direct Speech The exact words spoken. Usually there are quotation marks 6 of 20 Figurative Language The use of words in a unusual and imaginative manner (It often involved the use of metaphors, smilies, etc) 7 of 20 Colloquial Characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation 8 of 20 Alliteration Words that begin with the same letter, and are close together in a sentence 9 of 20 Hyperbole Obvious and intentional exaggeration 10 of 20 Adjective It's a 'describing' word - i.e. the ginger cat 11 of 20 Protagonist The leader character / hero / heroine 12 of 20 Verb A word or phrase that indicates an action or state of being 13 of 20 Stanza A division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together. They are similar to paragraphs, but stanzas are unique to poetry. 14 of 20 Enjambment The running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without taking a syntactical break 15 of 20 Tricolon A sentence with three clearly defined parts, of equal length, usually in independent clauses 16 of 20 Connotation The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to it's primary meaning 17 of 20 Genre A category of of artistic composition, marked by distinctive style, from or content 18 of 20 Form Is the type of writing that it is (e.g. scripts, poems, etc) 19 of 20 Prose Ordinary speech or writing, without metrical structure 20 of 20
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