discourse markers, language, structure, form and reader response language. Flashcards
comparative discourse markers.
Similarly.
In the same way.
This is similar to.
Equally.
However.
Whereas.
On the other hand.
In contrast.
Alternatively.
Conversely .
reader reaction language.
*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.
language examples.
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.
structure language.
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.
form language.
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.