ELA Fast

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Alyssa

Cards (23)

Sound devices 
Words that emphasize sound. Poets use them to mimic sounds, create musical qualities, and make poems more memorable.
Common sound devices 
Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration 
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of syllables (especially stressed syllables)
Alliteration 
the chirping of the chickadees
Assonance 
Repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds
Assonance 
The rumbling thunder of the ocean
Consonance 
Repetition of consonant sounds at the ends of syllables with different vowel sounds
Consonance 
odds and ends
Onomatopoeia 
Use of words that sound like what they mean
Onomatopoeia 
The keyboard clicks and clacks.
An introduction introduces the main idea of the essay, provides background information if necessary, and previews the main points that will be discussed.
Figurative language 
Language that means something other than its word-for-word, literal meaning
Purpose of figurative language
To make ideas more concrete
To help convey a mood or tone
To express ideas in a fresh or memorable way
Simile 
A comparison between two unlike things using the word like, as, than, or resembles
Simile 
Thoughts swirled in my head like a whirlpool
Her scarf flowed behind her like a river
Metaphor 
A comparison that describes one thing as if it were another thing
Metaphor 
Thoughts swirled in the whirlpool of my head
Her scarf was a flowing river
Personification 
A comparison in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics
Personification 
Thoughts tiptoed through my head
Her scarf danced in the wind
Imagery 
Language that appeals to one or more of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
Purpose of imagery 
To create vivid word pictures
Literal imagery 
The garden was filled with an array of colors
Figurative imagery 
The garden burst into technicolor bloom