english final help!!?

Question

I need definitions to these words... *this is not my homework its for final studying, i promise!*

Allusion
Aside
Blank Verse
Epilogue
Haiku
simile
metaphor (idk the difference b/t simile and methaphor)
personification
Foil
Iambic Pentameter
Meter
Oxymoron
Prologue
Rhyme (internal; end rhymes)

the rest of them i already know but some of these wernt in my english book and the dictionary i was looking in gave a deffinition that wasnt too clear. Also examples would be lovely so i could understand better.

=D

finals tomorrow... no time to go to the library and find some fancy dictonary, that my library probably doesnt even have (i bet they have more DVDs now than books- sad thing is im serious).

Also my english book is a bunch of stories no acually useful info && my teacher sucks at life and gives us crappy notes.

Answer 1

.Allusion - hinting or implying at something

Aside - away from the main subject

Blank Verse - unrhymed iambic pentameter verse

Epilogue - a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work

Haiku - an unrhymed verse form, Japanese origin, three lines of five, seven, and five syllables

Simile - figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as

Metaphor - figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)

Personification - attribution of personal qualities

Foil - someone or something that serves as a contrast to another

Iambic Pentameter - It consists of five verse feet, with each foot an iamb-that is, an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. Shakespeare’s plays are written almost exclusively in iambic pentameter

Meter - rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern

Oxymoron - a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness)

Prologue - the preface or introduction to a literary work

Rhyme - rhyming verse

Answer 2

Liverpool Vs Manchester United!

Answer 3

Allusion:1. a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare.
2. the act of alluding.
3. Obsolete. a metaphor; parable.

Aside:1. on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction: to turn aside; to move the chair aside.
2. away from one's thoughts or consideration: to put one's cares aside.
3. in reserve; in a separate place, as for safekeeping; apart; away: to put some money aside for a rainy day.
4. away from a present group, esp. for reasons of privacy; off to another part, as of a room; into or to a separate place: He took him aside and talked business.
5. in spite of; put apart; notwithstanding: all kidding aside; unusual circumstances aside.
–noun 6. a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
7. words spoken so as not to be heard by others present.
8. a temporary departure from a main theme or topic, esp. a parenthetical comment or remark; short digression.

haiku:1. a major form of Japanese verse, written in 17 syllables divided into 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables, and employing highly evocative allusions and comparisons, often on the subject of nature or one of the seasons.
2. a poem written in this form.

Simile: A phrase that compares something

metaphor: A phase saying that it is something

Personification: giving an object a human personality

Try Searching dictionary.com

Answer 4

These are all linguistic devices. Have you taken notes in class, read your textbook? Try an "unabridged" dictionary; you can find it in the library -- you know, the place where they keep books?

Answer 5

I had the same problem last semester. Check out Dictionary.com it is very good it also gives examples. Good luck