| A | B |
|---|
| cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expresion i.e. There's no place like home |
| stereotype | a generalized belief about a group of people or a person |
| symbolize | when an object or event represents or stands for something |
| syntax | the rules for combining words into grammatically sensible sentences in a given language |
| antithesis | direct contrast; opposition |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech: a combination of contradictory words i.e. jumbo shrimp, noisy silence |
| standard English | the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts; not slang, test speak etc. |
| pathetic fallacy | attributing human emotion or responses to nature, inanimate objects, or animals. The practice is a form of personification. |
