Vocab
two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear)
What is a Homophone
The way someone sees something
What is a Viewpoint
a worn-out idea or overused expression
What is a Cliche'
Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other
What is a Parallelism
the action of scanning a line of verse to determine its rhythm
What is a Scansion
News Report, Editorial, & A Television Interview
What is a source that you can citation in your essay, summary, etc.
Aphorism
What is a brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Assonance
What is a repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance
what is a repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.
Archetype
what is a detail, image, or character type that occurs frequently in literature and myth and is thought to appeal in a universal way to the unconscious and to evoke a response
knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding
What is Omniscient
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
What is an Oxymoron
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
What is a paradox
The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind
What is a pathetic fallacy
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language
What is syntax
Iambic Pentameter
what is a poetic meter that is made up of 5 stressed syllables each followed by an unstressed syllable
Metric feet
what is a specific sequence of syllables in a verse of poetry
Synecdoche
what is using parts to explain a whole or a whole to explain a part. ex. Lend me an ear.
Antithesis
a direct opposite, a contrast
Theme
what is the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
Details that support the main idea
What is supporting details
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
What is Analyze
A statement that can be proved.
What is a Fact
the end or finish of an event or process.
What is a conclusion
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
What is personification