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51 Cards in this Set
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Allegory |
Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. |
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Alliteration |
Repitition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. |
Apple and ants |
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Anaphora |
Specific type of repitition where the first part of a sentence is repeated in following sentences. |
I had a dream... I had a dream... |
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Cliche |
An over-used, commom expression. |
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Consonance |
Repetition of consonants throughout a sentence or phrase. |
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Contrast |
Strong comparisons, including; paradox, antithesis, oxymoron, juxtaposition, contrast in description etc. |
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Didactic |
Any text that instructs the reader or is obviously delivering a moral message. |
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Disjunction |
A conjunction (e.g. 'but' or 'yet') that dramatically interrupts rhythm of sentence. |
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Dramatic Irony |
Technique where the audience knows more about a character's situation than they do. Creates anticipation. |
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Ellipsis |
A dramatoc pause (...) creates tension or suggests words can't be spoken. |
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Emotive Language |
Words that stir the readers' emotions. |
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Enjambment |
A poetic technique, when a sentence or phrase runs over more than one line (or stanza). This assists the flow of the poem. |
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Euphemisn |
Mild expression used to replace a harsh one. |
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Exclamation |
Exclamatory sentence ending in '!' to convey high emotion. |
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Form |
Purpose and features of a text influence its construction and will suggest its structure. |
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Foreshadowing |
Where the author hints at what is going to happen later in the text. |
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Figurative language & sound devices |
Metaphor, mentonymy, hyperpole, simile, personification, assonance, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc. These devices have a powerful impact as they work on our senses to strengthen the subject matter of the text. |
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Fractured/Truncated sentences |
Incomplete sentences used to increase tension or urgency, or reflect the way people speak to each other. |
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Gaps & silences |
What is not said; whose voice isn't heard and whose voice dominates? |
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Humour |
Incongruity, parody, satire, exaggeration, irony, puns etc. Used to lighten the overall tone. |
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Hyperpole |
Extreme exaggeration, often for comedic effect. |
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Icons |
A single person, object or image that represents complex ideas and feelings. |
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Imagery |
Vivid pictures created by words. Reader visualises character/setting clearly. |
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Imperative Voice |
Forceful use of the verb at the start of sentence or phrase. |
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Intertextuality |
A text makes reference to other texts, may be explicit, implied or inferred. |
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Irony |
Gap between what is said and what is meant. |
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Juxtaposition |
Layering images/scenes to have a dramatic impact. |
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Level of usuage of language |
Slang, colloquial, informal or formal. |
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Linear |
Sequential - in chronological order. |
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Metaphor |
Comparison of 2 objects where one becomes another - adds further layers of meaning about object being compared. |
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Modality |
The force the words are delivered at. High modality = forceful. Low modality = gentle. |
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Non-linear |
Non-sequencial narrative, events do not occur in chronological order. |
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Onomatopoeia |
A word that echos the sound it represents. Reader hears what is happening. |
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Parody |
Conscious imitation for a satiric purpose. |
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Person |
First, second or third person. First (I, me, we, us). Second (you). Third (he, him, she, her, it, they, them). |
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Personification |
Humam characteristics given to a non-human object. Inanimate objects take on a life. |
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Perspective |
A particular way of looking at individuals, issues, events, texts, facts etc. |
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Plosive consonants |
Harsh sounds in a sentence or phrase. |
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Repetition |
Of words or syntax (order of words) for emphasis or persuasion. |
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Representation |
How a composer conveys meaning through textual features. |
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Rhetorical Questions |
Questions that are used for effect/to state an opinion. They don't require an answer. |
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Satire |
Composition which ridicules in a scornful & humorous way. |
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Setting |
Location of a story - internal and external |
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Sibilance |
Repetition of 's' - can sounds melodious and sweet or cold or icy. |
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Simile |
Comparison of 2 objects using 'like' or 'as'. |
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Symbolism |
When an object represents one or more (often complex) ideas. |
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Syntax - sentence structure |
Short, simple sentences or truncated sentences create tension, haste or urgency; compound or complex sentences are slower, often in formal texts. |
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Tense |
Present, past or future. |
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Theme |
Message or moral of a story - makes us ponder bigger issues in life. |
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Tone |
The way composer or character feels - conveyed by word choice. |
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Word choice or Diction |
Emotive, forceful, factual, descriptive, blunt, graphic, disturbing, informative etc. E.g. use of forceful verbs 'insist' & 'demand' can be very persuasive. |
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