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Just some important notes for English

TermDefinition
Sonnet 14 lines, abab cdcd efef gg, 3 quatrains and a couplet
Ballad Tells a story, 13 lines consisting of a couplet, ABAB or ABCB, usually sad or tragic
Iambic pentameter Five iambs to a line, eg "But soft!/ What light/ through yon/der win/dow breaks?" Another, from Richard III, is "A horse!/ A horse!/ My king/dom for/ a horse!" (The stressed syllables are in bold.)
hyperbole Figure of speech in an exaggerated way.
Satire Mocking a person or ideas in a funny way.
Irony Opposite of literal meaning
Parody Humorous piece of work to imitate the style of a famous person or idea often exaggerated.
Bathos Change of tone from a serious subject to ridiculous one.
Pun Has multiple meaning
Caricature Drawing or description exaggerating a persons appearance or behaviour in a humorous way.
Innuendo An indirect critical, unpleasant or disapproving reference.
Sarcasm Saying the opposite of something a joking way.
Connation Word that suggests, eg down means toward the ground, but also used to describe a person feeling down, as in Sarah is feeling down.
Denotation Literal meaning of a word.
Simile Comparison using "like" or "as"
Metaphor Comparison of two objects NOT using "like" or "as.
Hyphen Used to join words or parts of words.
Dash Longer than hyphen and used indicate a range or pause.
Comma Used to separate words, phrases, clauses or ideas.
Ellipses Omitting a word, phrase from a passage . Or to take out a less relevant part of the passage.
Created by: Miccs
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