discourse markers, language, structure, form and reader response language. Flashcards

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comparative discourse markers.

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Similarly.
In the same way.
This is similar to.
Equally.
However.
Whereas.
On the other hand.
In contrast.
Alternatively.
Conversely .

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reader reaction language.

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*To create a specific atmosphere.
*To remind the reader of a previous important event.
*To emphasise the writer’s theme.
*To convey specific impressions of a character.
*To foreshadow a forthcoming event.
*To suggest ideas to the reader.
*To appreciate a contrast.
*To encourage the reader to feel emotions.

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language examples.

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Alliteration.
Assonance- repeated vowel sound.
Cliché- over used phrase.
Consonance- repeated constant sound.
Colloquialism-local/ casual language.
Euphemism- alternative words used to make something negative sound good.
Extended metaphor- series of metaphors relating to each other.
Hyperbole.
Imagery.
Metaphor.
Mood.
Onomatopoeia.
Personification.
Plosive- p/t/k/b/d/g sounds.
Rhetorical Question
Semantic Field
Sibilance
Simile
Symbolism
Tone
Juxtaposition
Oxymoron
Lexical field- Words that are linked because they belong to the same specific subject area e.g. war, houses, sport.

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structure language.

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Chronological.
Caesura.
Enjambment- A sentence running over more than one line of poetry .
Iambic pentameter.
Anaphora- Repeated first few words at the start of lines.
Rhyme scheme.
Half rhyme.
Rhyming couplet.
Rhythm.
Stanza.
Volta- Sudden change/turning point in a poem.
Repetition.

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form language.

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Autobiographical.
Ballad- Story poems – often 4 lines per stanza.
Blank verse- Verse with no rhyme.
Dramatic monologue.
Sonnet- 14 lines, 10 syllables per line, often ends in a rhyming couplet.
First person.
Second person.
Third person.
Free verse- No regular rhythm or rhyme.
Narrative.

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