Effects Flashcards
metaphor effect
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.
Alliteration
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)
Listing
imagine the items that are mentioned
Emotive language
stirs an emotional response in the reader which could motivate them to act
Personification
The reader can relate to the movements and feelings of the inanimate object
Repeition
heightens the importance of the particular words and makes them memorable
Opinion
Mentally engages the recipient, as they decide whether they agree or disagree with the statements being made
Onomatopoeia
appeal to the auditory sense. The reader can imagine or hear the word in action
Facts/Figures
makes the recipient accept the reasoning as more authentic and plausible
Rhetorical question
The recipient will feel like they are participating in a conversation, as they mentally formulate an answer to the question
Exaggeration
compare the comparison with relate and discern the intended meaning of the statement
Allusion
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.
Direct adress
The recipient feels included in the rhetoric and they mentally engage with the speaker. Makes the character come alive
Rhyme/rhythm
makes the text memorable and can make poems amusing. Can tie together the middle and end of verses. Makes it flow better
Assonance
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.
colloquial
grounds the text in informality as well as a certain social group and period of time
Hyperbole
used for emphasis to get a point across.
use of lots of adjectives
builds up a very full picture of the thing or activity so that it becomes very clear in the readers mind
first person
puts us in their shoes. Gives immediacy to the text. The author or character makes a direct connection with the reader or audience.
second person
This direct address to the listeners/viewers involves them and may challenge them to respond, even if only mentally.
symbolism
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.
Euphemism
Amusement in the reader. Making the character seem kindhearted, sarcastic etc
emotive language
the attitude and emotions of the author are transferred or made clear to the reader
Quotation
will add some of the authority of the original author to the current speaker/writer
Soliloquy
making you feel like you are getting access to the character’s true inner state
oxymoron
enchanting descriptions and intensifying emotions to simply bringing about a lighthearted mood or tine
prose
Convey an idea, deliver information, or tell a story
Blank verse
(unstressed, stressed syllables unlike free verse). To entrance or interrupt the audiences reading of the poem
Anaphora
delivering an artistic effect to a passage. Appeal to the emotions of the audience in order to persuade, inspire, motivate and encourage them
shared lines
show the relationship between two or more characters. A connection.
Imagery
rigger the reader to recall images, or mental pictures, that engage one of the five senses: sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.
