Antonym An insult? A word that is also used as a person’s name?

OR The opposite meaning of a word?

Antonym= The opposite meaning of a

word e.g. kind – unkind sense – nonsense good - bad

Penultimate The best quality pen? The one before the last?

OR The most important?

Penultimate

= the one before the last

e.g. the third year of a four year course

Ellipsis Trouble pronouncing words?

The punctuation mark that tells you that something has been left unsaid…?

OR Chapped lips in winter?

Ellipsis= A punctuation mark that tells you that something has been left unsaid….

Blank Verse A poem without any words? A poem with gaps which you have to fill in? An unrhymed verse?

Blank Verse= An unrhymed verse

e.g. ‘A cold coming we had of it. Just the worst time of the year

For a journey, and such a long journey: The ways deep and the weather sharp, The very dead of winter.’

Assonance A donkey festival? A throat infection?

OR Repetition of the same vowel

or consonant sound?

Assonance= Repetition of the same vowel or consonant sound

e.g. time and light mystery and mastery

Hyperbole Death caused by being exposed to freezing cold? A state of nervousness?

OR Extreme exaggeration of a

situation?

Hyperbole= extreme exaggeration of a

situatione.g. he embraced her a thousand

times

Oxymoron Someone who milks cows? Two opposite words put together? OR A Greek word for difficulty

when breathing?

Oxymoron= Two opposite words put

together e.g. the living dead

Metaphor Part of a car engine? A piece of rock from outer space?

OR A way of describing something as though it is something else?

Metaphor = A way of describing something as though it is something else

e.g. “my love is a double decker bus.”

Simile A pleasant facial expression? A comparison using “like” or “as”? OR A way of measuring fields?

Simile = A comparison using “like” or “as”

e.g. as bright as a daisy

Synonym A name for something wicked? A word of similar meaning?

OR A rude word?

Synonym= A word of similar meaning

e.g. bucket and pail

Haiku A Japanese poem based on exact numbers of syllables? A Japanese costume?

OR A Japanese queue?

Haiku = A Japanese poem based on exact numbers of syllables.

Metaphor

A kind of messaging system? A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”?

OR A measuring instrument?

Metaphor

= A comparison that doesn’t use “like” or “as”

e.g. he is a lion in battle

Enjambement A French ham sandwich?

A very bad traffic jam?OR

When a line of poetry leads directly into the next?

Enjambement = When a line of poetry leads directly into the next e.g. “Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety”

Etymology

The study of insects? The study of the origin of words?

OR Research into the best way to remove stains from smokers’ teeth?

Etymology

= The study of the origin of words

Rhyming Couplet

A couple who recite poetry to each other? Matching pieces of train track?

OR Two lines of poetry which end

with the same sound?

Rhyming Couplet = Two lines of poetry which end

with the same sound e.g. hair, care. womb, tomb waist, taste

Morphology

A small plasticine figure? A study of the way words can be changed?

OR The art of changing shape?

Morphology

= A study of the way words can be changed eg. by adding suffixes.

NB : Morph = Greek for change

SIBILANCE A Greek goddess? “S” sounds as in “hissing”?

OR A medieval weapon?

SIBILANCE= “S” sounds, as in “hissing”