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Language techniques
Flashcards do conjunto (26)
- 1AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words e.g. "Fetched fresh".
- 2AssonanceThe repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or phrase, as in "I rose and told him of my woe".
- 3OnomatopoeiaThe use of words to imitate the sounds they describe.
- 4RepetitionAn instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage to emphasise it.
- 5HyperboleA deliberate exaggeration used for effect.
- 6SymbolismSomething that represents or signifies something else.
- 7SimileA comparison between unlike things using 'like', 'as' or as 'though'.
- 8MetaphorA comparison between unlike things without using 'like', 'as' or 'as though'.
- 9PersonificationGiving human characteristics to non-human objects.
- 10Descriptive LanguageWhere any metaphors, similes, personification, onomatopoeia etc. is in the text.
- 11JuxtapositionA combination of ideas or images, most often contrasting.
- 12AntethesisContrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposed meaning.
- 13ToneThe author's attitude to the stories subject as the reader interprets it.
- 14IronyWhen something differs or is the complete opposite of what is expected in the circumstance.
- 15PlotThe general scheme or progression of a piece.
- 16ConnotationThese words, things, or ideas inspired by a word.
- 17DenotationThe literal meaning.
- 18OxymoronWhere conflicting words are joined to create a new word or idea.
- 19JargonTerminology relevant to a particular profession or group of people.
- 20EuphemismWhen an unpleasant word or image is depicted using another word.
- 21AllusionThe reference, in one work of literature, to a person or event in another.
- 22ColloquialismsGenerally accepted spoken language. Expressions which are shorthand ways of expressing a situation.
- 23IdiomWhere a term is used to express an idea different from the literal meaning of the term.
- 24ClichéAn expression that has been used so much it lacks its original sparkle.
- 25PunPlay on words which adds a light-hearted tone to writing.
- 26Rhetorical QuestionA question that does not require an answer because it is obvious.
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