Karteikarten
meta language
Karten in diesem Stapel (16)
- 1a punThe use of words to exploit double meanings for humourous effects
- 2alliterationUse of the same sound at the start of words occurring together
- 3personificationGiving human characteristics to something
- 4a themeRecurring idea
- 5toneAn indicator of attitude, emotion or thoughts
- 6dramatic ironyIn drama, the device of giving the spectator an item of information that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware of
- 7assonanceThe rhyming of vowel sounds
- 8oxymoronFigure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory ideas
- 9a clichéExpression or idea that is no longer effective because of overuse
- 10colloquialA manner of speaking that is informal and uses phrases or words associated with a particular area
- 11hyperboleDeliberate exaggeration for effect
- 12imageryDescriptive language that evokes sensory experience
- 13ironyWhen a statement is apparently straight forward but there are undercurrents that offer a different significance
- 14a paradoxPerson or thing made up of contradictory elements
- 15a metaphorA figure of speech in which a term is applied to something it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance
- 16pathetic fallacyWhen the weather or natural world reflect the mood of the writing
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- Beschreibung
- Tests teachers' and students' ability to use terminology
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- Kate Harries
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