Devices, Structure, Imagery, Tone words Flashcards
Simile
A comparison that says something is like
another.
Metaphor
A comparison – made directly or
indirectly – without using “like” or “as.”
Extended
metaphor
A comparison that continues
throughout a whole paragraph or text.
Personification
Giving human characteristics to an
inanimate object.
Zoomorphism
Giving animal characteristics to non
animals e.g. humans and objects
Anthropomorphism
Giving human characteristics to an
animal, god or object.
Asyndetic listing
Words are listed without the use of a conjunction.
Polysyndetic
listing
Words are listed using a conjunction
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds.
Sibilance
Repetition of ‘s’ and ‘sh’ sounds.
Plosive
Short burst of sound using b/d/g/k/p/t.
Religious imagery
Using religious motifs to help create
meaning
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like the thing it is
describing.
Hyperbole
An exaggeratory word or phrase.
Oxymoron
A phrase that appears to contradict itself
Juxtaposition
Contrasting two ideas to highlight their
differences.
Tricolon/ Triadic
structure
Three parallel words, phrases or clauses.
Rhetorical
question
A question asked without the
expectation of an answer.
Anecdote
A short interesting story used to support
a point being made.
Repetition
Repeating a word or phrase several
times.
Media res
When the narrative begins in the middle
of the action.
Analepsis
A flashback to something that has
happened previously in the narrative.
Prolepsis
A flash forward to something that will
happen in the narrative.
Cyclical structure
The end of the story is very similar to the
beginning.
Chronological
structure
The story follows the order that things
happen in.
Non linear
structure
A disrupted or disjointed narrative that
doesn’t follow a set pattern.
Expository
A text providing factual information in a
clear organised structure.
Descriptive
A text that describes an event,
experience, place, person or thing
Persuasive
A text which is trying to persuade the
reader to believe or act on their writing
Narrative
A text which tells a story
Voice
The style of the author used to convey
their views and personality within the
writing.
Tone
The writer’s attitude that is expressed.
Mood
The feeling the audience gets from the
writing.
Anaphora
Repetition of a word or phrase at the
start of several sentences or lines.
Allusion
Making reference to another story or
phrase for effect.
Colloquial
language
Informal, every day speech.
Semantic field
A set of words relating to the same
topic.
Genre
Style or category of literature.
Antithesis
A person or thing that is the direct
opposite of someone or something else.
Dramatic irony
The audience are aware of the impact of
a character’s actions or words, normally
for dramatic effect.
Antagonist
The enemy of the main character in a
narrative.
Protagonist
The main character in a narrative.
Soliloquy
A character sharing their thoughts to
themselves and the audience.
Monologue
Continued long speech by one character
in a play.
Prose
Written or spoken language without
metrical structure.
Verse
Writing arranged with a metrical rhythm,
typically having a rhyme.
Irony
Using language to create the opposite
meaning
First person
narrative voice
Written from the perspective of I/we.
Second person
narrative voice
Written from the you perspective.
Third person
narrative voice
Written from the he/she/they/it
perspective.
