Analysis of Terms Flashcards
Terms - Analysis
Simile
Highlights similarities between two things, creating vivid imagery or emphasizing a key quality.
Metaphor
Creates strong imagery, conveys complex emotions or ideas in a compact form.
Personification
Brings inanimate objects or abstract ideas to life, making the text more relatable or vivid.
Alliteration
Draws attention to specific phrases, creates rhythm or mood.
Assonance
Creates internal rhyme, enhances the musical quality of the text.
Onomatopoeia
Brings the scene to life by mimicking real sounds, engaging the reader’s senses.
Hyperbole
Emphasizes a point, evokes strong emotions or humour.
Oxymoron
Creates tension, highlights conflicting emotions or situations.
Juxtaposition
Highlights differences, creates tension or irony.
Symbolism
Adds depth to meaning, links objects or ideas to broader themes.
Irony
Highlights contrast between appearance and reality, adds humour or critique.
Rhetorical Question
Engages the reader, makes them reflect on the issue being raised.
Imagery
Paints vivid pictures, immerses the reader in the scene or emotion.
Foreshadowing
Builds suspense, creates expectations for the reader.
Tone
Reveals emotions or opinions, shapes the reader’s emotional response.
Mood
Influences how the reader feels, complements the themes.
Repetition
Reinforces key ideas, builds tension or creates rhythm.
Colloquialism
Makes the text more relatable, reflects character or setting.
Dialogue
Reveals character traits, advances the plot, or adds realism.
Anecdote
Adds credibility, makes the text more engaging or personal.
Sibilance
Creates a hissing effect, evokes calm, menace, or tension.
Allusion
Connects the current text to broader ideas or themes, adds depth.
Flashback
Provides background information, develops characters or themes.
Euphemism
Softens the impact of harsh realities, creates understatement.
Climax
Builds to a peak of action or emotion, grabs the reader’s attention.
Antithesis
Highlights the differences, creates emphasis or drama.
Emotive Language
Evokes specific emotions, influences how the reader feels.
First-Person Narration
Creates intimacy, lets the reader experience the character’s thoughts.
Third-Person Narration
Provides a broader view of the events or characters.
Motif
Reinforces themes or ideas throughout the text.
Pathetic Fallacy
Mirrors the emotional tone, sets the mood.
Anaphora
Creates emphasis, builds momentum or emotional intensity.
Epistrophe
Stresses a point, creates rhythm or emphasis.
In Medias Res
Engages the reader immediately, creates intrigue or urgency.
Foil
Highlights key traits of the main character by contrast.
Monologue
Reveals the character”s thoughts, emotions, or motivations.
Soliloquy
Provides insight into the character’s inner thoughts.
Pun
Adds humour, highlights double meanings or clever wordplay.
Cliché
Can reveal laziness in thought or reflect common attitudes.
Tension
Builds anticipation, keeps the reader engaged.
Ellipsis
Creates suspense or indicates unfinished thoughts.
Tricolon
Adds rhythm, emphasizes key points, memorable.
Polyptoton
Highlights different meanings or nuances of the same word.
Connotation
Adds layers of meaning, influences how the reader interprets the text.
Syntax
Affects tone, pace, and emphasis within a sentence.
Polysyndeton
Creates a sense of overwhelming, slows down the pace.
Asyndeton
Speeds up the pace, creates a sense of urgency or impact.
Derogatory
Creates a negative tone, emphasizes contempt or judgment, may reveal character attitudes.
Cumulative Listing
Creates a sense of abundance or overwhelming detail, draws attention to the extent of something.
Contrast
Highlights differences, emphasizes conflict, adds drama or tension.
Collective Pronouns
Fosters unity or inclusivity, creates a sense of shared responsibility or identity.
Characterisation
Reveals character traits, motivations, or changes, helps to build empathy or distance.
Diction
Affects tone, mood, and clarity, reveals the writer’s or character’s style.
Ethos
Builds trust, makes the argument more persuasive by establishing authority.
Jargon
Can show expertise or alienate readers, adds realism to specific fields.
Logos
Persuades through logical argumentation, appeals to rationality.
Modality
Reveals the speaker’s confidence or doubt, impacts the level of assertiveness.
Pathos
Evokes an emotional response, creates empathy or sympathy.
Paradox
Encourages deeper thinking, highlights complex or ironic truths.
Plosives
Creates emphasis, can add aggression, abruptness, or tension to the tone.
Sensory Imagery
Engages the reader’s senses, immerses them in the scene.
Truncated Sentences
Creates tension, urgency, or abruptness, can reflect a character’s emotional state.
Zoomorphism
Conveys primal instincts, suggests power, aggression, or vulnerability.
Anadiplosis
Creates emphasis and links ideas together, builds momentum.
Asyndeton
Speeds up the rhythm, creates urgency, emphasizes action.
Epigraph
Sets the tone, introduces key themes, adds depth through intertextual reference.
Hyperbaton
Creates emphasis on specific words, alters the rhythm or flow.
Hypophora
Engages the reader, allows the writer to guide the argument, reinforces key points.
Metonymy
Adds symbolic meaning, makes connections between ideas or concepts.
Synaesthesia
Blends sensory experiences, creates a richer, more vivid description.
Synecdoche
Emphasizes a key part of something, adds symbolism, creates concise imagery.
Circular Structure
Creates a sense of completeness, emphasizes the inevitability or cyclical nature of events.
