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Flashcards by ellanabishop, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by ellanabishop
almost 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| abstract noun | to do with our senses (our feelings) |
| phonetic intensity | puts emphasis on something |
| short sentences | short snappy sentences |
| positive metaphor | saying you are something positive eg she was a flower |
| rhythmic | something has rhythm |
| monotonous | something has the same tone throughout |
| animalistic behaviour | giving a human animal live properties |
| foreshadowing | something suggests an event similar is going to happen in the future |
| lexis | the order in which words are in the vocabulary |
| syntax | the arrangement of words |
| Onomatopoeia | sounds like what it is eg pop, bang |
| Assonance | repetition of a vowel sound eg slow road to no ware |
| generalisation | doesn't allow for individual indifference |
| Descriptive | describing |
| Paradox | contradiction seemingly false at first but is later found out to be true |
| Instructive | informing, enlightening, instructing |
| euphemism | acceptable mild expression for something not very nice eg instead of dead, moved on to a better place |
| Oxymoron | two words placed next to each other to show contrast eg parting is such a sweet sorrow |
| personification | giving human like qualities to something lifeless eg the door squeaked |
| repetition | repeating a word phrase or idea |
| formal language | conventional |
| denouement | resolution of plot |
| emotive | creates emotion |
| hyperbole | deliberate exaggeration for affect |
| Metaphor | something is said to be something else eg you're a bear |
| contrast | shows difference when comparing |
| symbolism | image used to present an idea |
| simile | something is similar to something else using the words like and as |
| rhetorical question | a question that does not require a response |
| tone | how something sounds |
| alliteration | the repetition of a sound eg blue bold big bus |
| colloquial | relating to conversation the way you speak in a certain situation eg slang |
| accent | the way you speak due to the area you come from |
| pathetic fallacy | Reflecting a character's mood in the atmosphere or inanimate objects, describing the weather |
| Juxtaposition | The use of two themes, characters, phrases, words, or situations for comparison or contrast |
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