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Flashcards by Ardhra Premaprasad, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Alliteration | - The first letter of a word is repeated in the words that follow Eg. the cold, crisp, crust of clean, clear ice. - Effect: Memorable |
| Assonance | - The same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different Eg. He passed her a sharp, dark glance - Effect: Memorable + emphasise topic |
| Colloquial | - Language that used in speech with an informal meaning Eg. "chill", "out of this world" - Effect: Casual + Relaxed effect |
| Dialect | - The version of language spoken by particular area Eg. Scots |
| Dissonance | - A harsh combinations of sounds Eg. the clash, spew and slow - Effect: Catch reader's attention |
| Enjambment | - A device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the of the line or verse - This technique is often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another - Effect: Disrupts flow |
| Hyperbole | - Exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally Eg. We gorged on the banquet of beans on toast - Effect: Emphasises point |
| Imagery | - Similes, metaphors and personification; they all compare something 'real' with something 'imagined' |
| Irony | - The humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean |
| Metaphor | - A word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or 'actual Eg. He flew into the room - Effect: Visualize connection |
| Onomatopoeia | - A word that sounds like the noise it is describing Eg. 'splash', 'bang', 'pop' - Effect: Emphasise emotion |
| Oxymoron | - Where two words normally not associated are brought together Eg. 'cold heat', 'bitter sweet' - Effect: Emphasise meaning |
| Pathos, Logos + Ethos | - Language that evokes feelings of: - Emotion - Logic - Ethics |
| Personification | - Giving an inanimate object human qualities Eg. 'the moon calls me' - Effect: Reader can relate |
| Repetition | - Repeating a word or phrase Eg. 'Really, really' - Effect: Memorable + emphasise purpose |
| Rhyme | Eg. 'heat', 'beat' - Effect: Memorable |
| Simile | - Phrase which establishes similarity between 2 objects Eg. 'as white as snow', 'like a burning star' - Effect: Reader can create image |
| Parataxis | - A List Eg. eggs, flour and sugar |
| Triadic Structure | - Rule of 3 Eg. cold, wet and tired - Effect: More interest |
| AFOREST | A - Alliteration, anecdotes F - Facts O - Opinions R - Repetition, Rhetorical Question E - Exaggeration S - Statistics, Structure T - Triadic Structure |
| Caesura | - Punctuation in the middle of a line Eg. 'Come into the garden, Fred.' - Effect: Contrast of ideas, Disruption |
| Anadiplosis | - Sentence is started with the word the last sentence ended with Eg. '...was cold. Cold is harsh' - Effect: Emphasise word |
| Rhetorical Question | - Question that doesn't need an answer Eg. 'Do you ever feel like the world is closing in on you?' - Effect: Feel in involved + grab attention |
| Statistics | - Use of figures Eg. "millions" - Effects - adds credibility |
| Polysyndeton | - deliberate use of 'and' - eg. he ran and jumped and laughed for joy - Effects - slows pace, emphasis |
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