Art Of The Monster Flashcards
Allusion
Indirect reference to something e.g. biblical allusions
Anaphora
Repetition of word or phrase at the start of sentences
Metaphor
Saying something is something it’s not
Pathetic fallacy
Weather / setting depicts the mood
Personification
Giving inanimate object human feelings and characteristics
Zoomorphism
Gives animal attributes to non-animalistic things
Simile
Comparing two things with like or as
Imagery
Appeals to the 5 senses
Semantic field
Words in a common category
Intensifier
Emphasis another word
Minimiser
A word used to make a adjective/verb/adverb sound lesser
Asyndetic Listing
A list connected with commas
Oxymoron
A phrase combining contradictory terms
Juxtaposition
Two thing placed together to emphasise contrast
Cyclical
End of text repeats and idea from the opening
Widening/ narrowing perspective
Zoom in of a specific point of view
Repeated motif
Noticeably repeated word or phrase
Dialogue
Direct speach
Enigma
The mystery created in a text
Rising action
Build up before climax
Climax
Most dramatic part
Perspective
Point of view