Effects Flashcards

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metaphor effect

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the reader thinks about the meaning within the comparison. It enlivens descriptions by helping us to see these things in a new light In a way we may have never seen them or thought about them before.

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Alliteration

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It creates a mood within the text. Also, the reader ponders on the significance of the emphasis of particular letters. Better flow, Draws our attention to this phrase. Creates a harder or softer mood in line with the meaning. (hard consonants b d k p q t, soft are f h j l m n r s v w y z, while c and g can be either hard or soft)

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Listing

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imagine the items that are mentioned

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Emotive language

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stirs an emotional response in the reader which could motivate them to act

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Personification

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The reader can relate to the movements and feelings of the inanimate object

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Repeition

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heightens the importance of the particular words and makes them memorable

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Opinion

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Mentally engages the recipient, as they decide whether they agree or disagree with the statements being made

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Onomatopoeia

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appeal to the auditory sense. The reader can imagine or hear the word in action

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Facts/Figures

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makes the recipient accept the reasoning as more authentic and plausible

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Rhetorical question

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The recipient will feel like they are participating in a conversation, as they mentally formulate an answer to the question

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Exaggeration

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compare the comparison with relate and discern the intended meaning of the statement

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Allusion

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recipients are mentally engaged with the text, as they draw on their own knowledge of the comparison. Adds another dimension to the text by introducing material from our external knowledge.

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Direct adress

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The recipient feels included in the rhetoric and they mentally engage with the speaker. Makes the character come alive

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Rhyme/rhythm

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makes the text memorable and can make poems amusing. Can tie together the middle and end of verses. Makes it flow better

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Assonance

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Draws our attention to the phrase. Makes it flow better. Repetition of vowels generally gives a soft, quiet, calm mood unless the sounds are short vowels.

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colloquial

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grounds the text in informality as well as a certain social group and period of time

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Hyperbole

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used for emphasis to get a point across.

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use of lots of adjectives

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builds up a very full picture of the thing or activity so that it becomes very clear in the readers mind

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first person

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puts us in their shoes. Gives immediacy to the text. The author or character makes a direct connection with the reader or audience.

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second person

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This direct address to the listeners/viewers involves them and may challenge them to respond, even if only mentally.

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symbolism

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An author can use a symbol so that the audience understands the emotions invested in the object without describing those emotions ever time the object is used.

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Euphemism

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Amusement in the reader. Making the character seem kindhearted, sarcastic etc

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emotive language

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the attitude and emotions of the author are transferred or made clear to the reader

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Quotation

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will add some of the authority of the original author to the current speaker/writer

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Soliloquy

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making you feel like you are getting access to the character’s true inner state

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oxymoron

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enchanting descriptions and intensifying emotions to simply bringing about a lighthearted mood or tine

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prose

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Convey an idea, deliver information, or tell a story

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Blank verse

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(unstressed, stressed syllables unlike free verse). To entrance or interrupt the audiences reading of the poem

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Anaphora

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delivering an artistic effect to a passage. Appeal to the emotions of the audience in order to persuade, inspire, motivate and encourage them

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shared lines

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show the relationship between two or more characters. A connection.

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Imagery

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rigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

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