English terminology

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expression of single idea with 2 words connected by 'and'
hendiadys
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close repetition of consonants
alliteration
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repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
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omission of conjunctions (connectives)
asyndeton
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use of lots of conjunctions (connectives)
polysyndeton
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manner of speech
diction
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saying one thing to mean another thing
irony
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saying something is something else
metaphor
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substituting one thing for another, closely related thing eg Hollywood, meaning film industry
metanym
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substituting a part for a whole or vice versa eg a police officer is a 'blue'
synecdoche
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saying something is like something else
simile
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2 characters speak in 1 line of alternating verse
stichomythia
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unrhymed iambic pentameter
blank verse
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five metrical feet (with an unaccented syllable followed by an accented syllable)
iambic pentameter
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omission of letters/syllables from a word
elision
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single word speech
holophrastic
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a question
interrogative
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a statement
declarative
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a word that modifies the action of a verb
adverb
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doing word
verb
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connecting word
conjuction
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describing word
adjective
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_ noun describing a property/concept
abstract
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_ noun describing a thing eg London
proper
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Card 2

Front

close repetition of consonants

Back

alliteration

Card 3

Front

repetition of vowel sounds

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

omission of conjunctions (connectives)

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

use of lots of conjunctions (connectives)

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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