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effect of semantic fields

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Build an emotion: Semantic fields also help to create undertones to pieces of literature. This effectively builds emotion, and provides subtle indications to a reader as to what may be about to happen

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anaphora and epipstrophe purpose

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The purpose of anaphora is to draw the audience into the message being delivered, whether in speech or in writing. It can be used to evoke high levels of emotion.

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The combination of anaphora and epistrophe results in

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symploce

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Personification effect

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How it’s used: used to create a more vivid illustration of a poem or story, therefore creating a more profound connection with the reader,A creative tool that helps better describe or explain ideas and concepts; thus, “breathing life” to an otherwise dull story

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superlative effect

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Function of Superlative A superlative is used to indicate an extreme or unsurpassed level of emotion, association, or hatred for an object or a person, or even an event. Particularly, in literature it is used to show the best or the worst of something, to add color or romance to a piece

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Compound sentences and their effect

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A compound sentence joins more than one major clause with a conjunction (such as ‘and’, ‘but’, ‘or’).Compound sentences give your writing a faster pace and unite related ideas together

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Bad ambitious words:

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heinous and abhorrent

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angelic ambitious words:

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celestial empyrean seraphic ethyreal

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mysterious ambitious words:

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perplexing , mystical , enigmatic

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smart

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astute and shrewd

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weak could be:

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feeble and decrepit

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strange could be

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paradoxical and outlandish

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its everywhere posh word:

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ubiquitous

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modal verb

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an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility. English modal verbs include must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may, and might.

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imperative verb

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Imperative verbs are words used to create an imperative sentence that gives a command to the person being addressed. The imperative verb is the action that the speaker or writer wants someone to do.

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semantic field

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a lexical set of semantically related items, for example verbs of perception.

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anaphora

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an anaphora is a rhetorical device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginnings of neighboring clauses, thereby lending them emphasis.

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pathetic fallacy

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the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature.

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hyperbole effect

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Hyperbole is often used for emphasis or effect. In casual speech, it functions as an intensifier: saying “the bag weighed a ton” simply means that the bag was extremely heavy. The rhetorical device may be used for serious or ironic or comic effects.

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literary term for short sentences and the effect

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truncated sentences Using shorter truncated sentence gives the other person more time to pause and think about what is being said, creating a bigger impact. It works. Believe me

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ellipsis effect

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three periods (…) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Why Writers Use Ellipses Writers use ellipses to mirror the way people actually speak, imitating halting or trailing speech; advance the storyline by leaving out events or literary elements of the narrative; and convey emotion in a relatable way.
An ellipsis can also be used to depict a small pause or silence in text, which is ideal for a dramatic effect. Often, the ellipsis comes before an anticipated part, like the punchline of a joke. The idea is to build suspense before a big reveal. With sweaty palms, I reached out for

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Happy ambitious words

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euphoric and jubilant

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Sad ambitious words:

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melancholic and morose

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big ambitious words:

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collossal and gargantuan

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small ambitious words:

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minuscule and microscopic

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confused….

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bemused, befuddled

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run could be

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dash

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nice could be

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cordial

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lazy could be

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lackadaisical

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cyclical structure

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In literature, a cyclical structure refers to the narrative structure which begins and ends in the same place or with the same idea.

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Difference between personification and pathetic fallacy

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The key difference between personification and pathetic fallacy is the scale.

Personalization can refer to any instance in literature where a nonhuman displays human characteristics.

The pathetic fallacy involves attributing emotional reactions to something inanimate.

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what kind of words are always and never and yet ?

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adverbs of frequency

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interpolated narritaves

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short-bits if story telling inserted into a longer narrative
often through documents such as letters and diarys

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My five unique adverbs for Lit paper 2 Question 3

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knowleadgably
superbly
decisively
masterfully.
excellently

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what should commanding verbs be called

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imperatives !

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