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- 1AlliterationThe first letter of a word is repeated in words that follow; the cold, crisp, crust of clean, clear ice.
- 2AssonanceThe same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different; he passed her a sharp, dark glance, shot a cool, foolish look across the room.
- 3ColloquialLanguage that is used in speech with an informal meaning; 'chill', 'out of this world', 'take a rain check'
- 4DialectThe version of language spoken by particular people in a particular area, such as Scots.
- 5DialogueConversation between two people; sometimes an imagined conversation between the narrator and the reader.
- 6DissonanceA discordant combinations of sounds; the clash, spew and slow pang of grinding waves against the quay.
- 7EnjambmentWhen sentences continue onto the next line or stanza
- 8HyperboleOver the top exaggeration
- 9ImagerySimiles, metaphors and personification; they all compare something 'real' with something 'imagined'.
- 10IronyThe humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean.
- 11MetaphoreA word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or 'actual', resemblance; he flew into the room.
- 12MonologueA conversation between an individual
- 13Onomatopoeiaa word that sounds like the noise it is describing.
- 14OxymoronWhere two words normally not associated are brought together: 'cold heat' 'bitter sweet'.
- 15Pathoslanguage that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow.
- 16PersonificationAttributing a human quality to a thing or idea.
- 17RepetitionThe repetition of a word or phrase to achieve a particular effect
- 18SimileA phrase which establishes similarity between two things to emphasise the point being made.
- 19CaesuraWhen there is a punctuation mark in the middle of a line.
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- GCSE English Literature Flashcards on Language Analysis, created by Connie Theobald on 07/03/2016.
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