English II Semester 1 Vocab Flashcards

1

a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction

paradox
palindrome
metaphor
oxymoron

2

Article

Condition
Adjective is always used and gives information about a noun
State of being
Replaces noun or pronoun

3

What is a Hyperbole?

Writing with no rhythm or rhyme
An exaggerated statement that's not to be taken literally
A four line stanza
Formation of a word or a sound associated with what is named

4

Repetition of the same stressed vowel sound

Couplet
Exact Rhyme
Elegy
Consonance

5

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named

Stanza
Elegy
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron

6

Refers to a meaning that is implied by a word apart from the thing that is describes

Connotation
Denotation
Ballad
Blank Verse

7

Literal meaning or dictionary definition

Denotation
Refrain
Connotation
Quatrain

8

Repeats the same word or phrases to make idea clearer

Consance
Alliteration
Assonance
Repetition

9

What is a Haiku?

A four lined Japanese Poem
A three lined Japanese Poem
Writing with no rhythm or rhyme
Writing with no rhythm

10

what is Brainstorm

a word that is the same backward as it is forwards
thinking of ideas to write about.
distinctions between some fields of language analysis
exaggerated statements or a claims not taken literally

11

A sad poem

Fable
Elegy
Legy
Haiku

12

A word, phrase, or sentence that reads the same backwards as forwards

Oxymoron
Paradox
Connotation
Palindrome

13

A statement that contradicts itself and still seems true

Paradox
Connotation
Denotation
Palindrome

14

A short tale to teach a moral lesson

Fable
Palindrome
Paradox
None of the above

15

Writing with no rhythm or rhyme

Imagery
Blank Verse
Lyric Poetry
Free verse

English II Semester 1 Vocab

Questions 15

English II Semester 1 Vocab

Questions 15