ELA Vocab Test

Repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words

EX: Sally sells seashells by the shore
A Big bug bit the beetle

Repetition of vowel sounds on a line of poetry

EX: The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains
Go slow over the road

Repetition of consonant sounds in the middle/end of words
EX: Mike likes his new bike
He struck a streak of bad luck
It’s a matter of time

Use of word whose sounds imitates/suggests its meaning
EX: Buzz, Crack, Boom, Purr

Division of play (Book is divided into chapters, play is divided into acts)

Further division of an Act in play (Often marks change in settle/characters)

Spoken words of a theatrical performance (Poetry: Subdivision of poem)

Conversation between 2 characters

Long speech spoken by a character who is alone on the stage

Long speech given by character in play where other characters are around and listening

In play, comment being made by character whos heard by audience but not other characters on stage

Imaginary wall seperating actors from audience (Breaking = character talks to audience)

Direct comparison using “like”, “as”, “than”
EX: Busy as a bee
Light as a feather
Trembled like an earthquake

Comparison
EX: The snow is a white blanket
She is an early bird

Form of metaphor- giving human characteristics
EX: The sun smiled down on us
The light danced on the surface of the water

Exaggeration

Combination of words that contradict eachother
EX: Jumbo Shrimp, Icy hot

Repeated element (Could be words, lines, phrases, stanzas)

Vivid descriptions that appeal to a readers’ senses to help create an idea/image in their head (Mental Pics)
EX: The red apple looked delicious
The roaring thunder scared the people

Repetition of sounds at end of words
EX: The cat sat on mat wearing a hat

Internal - 2+ words in line (I went to town to buy a gown) Identical - Same word is used Feminine - 2+ syllables that rhyme (Hacking & Backing)

A unit of rhythm in poetry, the pattern of beats

Iambs = Unstressed/stressed

Trochee = Un/Un/stressed (Twas the night before Christmas)

10 syllable line accented on every second beat (da DUM, da DUM, +3)

EX: And I do love thee: therefore go with me; I’ll give thee fairies to attend on thee.