Access to HE: English 2023-24

Question 1

Denotation

Answer 1

The primary, ‘dictionary definition’ of a word.

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

Secondary or associated meanings or feelings the word implies

Question 3

Foregrounding

Answer 3

drawing attention to a key aspect in a text

Question 4

Parallelism

Answer 4

foregrounding through repetition at any one of the language levels

Question 5

External Deviation

Answer 5

a break from the normal conventions of language use that exist beyond the text itself

Question 6

Internal Deviation

Answer 6

a break from some kind of pattern that has been set up within the text