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Language features
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- 1AlliterationAlliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word
- 2AssonanceAssonance is the repetition of a vowel sound. It is different from rhyme as it does not need to be at the end of each line of poetry
- 3onomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes.
- 4Emotive languageEmotive language is language (in particular adjectives or adverbs) that relate to or refer to emotions
- 5Colloquial languageColloquial language is language that is informal.
- 6SlangSlang includes informal (or casual) words that are made up and used by cultural groups
- 7JargonJargon is particular words that are used and understood only by people who are experts or specifically involved in different groups
- 8NeologismsNeologisms are new words, invented by social or cultural groups.
- 9clichéA cliché can be a recognisable word, phrase or a concept that has been used so often that it has lost its impact.
- 10Rhetorical questionsRhetorical questions are questions where the reader is not expected to answer.
- 11simileA simile occurs when a composer compares a subject to another that is not usually linked.
- 12MetaphorA metaphor states that the two subjects are the same or equal.
- 13idiomsIdioms are figurative phrases that are commonly used.
- 14personificationPersonification is a figure of speech where a composer has given human qualities to an object or animal.
- 15Extended metaphorA metaphor that is continued over more than 1 line.
- 16hyperboleHyperbole is a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration.
- 17AllusionAn allusion is when a composer makes a reference to another text or person within their own text.
- 18SynecdocheThis term is a figure of speech whereby the naming of an attribute of a subject is a reference to the whole.
- 19metonymyMetonymy is a figure of speech whereby the naming of an attribute of a subject is a reference to the whole and a concept associated with that whole.
- 20sarcasmSarcasm involves a composer saying something that is the opposite of what they really mean.
- 21ironyIrony occurs when what is said (verbal) is in contradiction to what is meant. Again, this should not be confused with sarcasm. Irony does not need to be as mocking or insulting as sarcasm.
- 22Irony of fateIrony of fate occurs when the outcome of a person's life or endeavours contradicts the person, the person's actions or what they believe in
- 23Dramatic ironyDramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something that the characters do not.
- 24satireSatire is a technique that ridicules particular people or objects in order to point out problems in an attempt to instigate (bring about) change.
- 25Parodyparodies take an original text and alter it to make a new meaning.
- 26subverted readingsSubverted readings and interpretations of texts involve twisting the conventions (what usually occurs/what you expect to occur) or the stereotypes of a well-known text.
- 27AppropriationAppropriation is taking an image, character or technique from one context and placing it in another.
- 28IntertexualityIntertextuality is the link between two texts.
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- FlashCards sobre Language features, criado por daniel upton em 27-05-2017.
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- daniel upton · mai 2017
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