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English Terms/Techniques Flashcards

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Collective noun

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A noun that groups objects - a FLOCK of birds

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Proper noun

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A name place or thing - London/Bill

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Common noun

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A object or a thing - orange/banana/apple

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Pronoun

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Describes a person or someone else - he/she/they/them/it

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Concrete noun

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Something that is experienced through the five senses sight/hearing/smell/taste/touch

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Abstract noun

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A noun denoting an idea quality or state - danger/happiness/truth

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Personal pronoun

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Mean the same as pronoun but more specific - he/she/us/we

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Adverb

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Adds onto a verb - run/walk/jog

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Modal verb

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Likely hood of something - could/would

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Verb

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A word used to describe an action state or occurrence - hear/become/happen

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Adjective

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A description word - old/dark/beautiful

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Colloquial

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Slang words/informal - don’t/you’re

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Monologue

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A speech from a character in a play

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Imperitive

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Of vital importance - immediate action was to be taken

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Hyperbole

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A purposeful exaggeration

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Superlative

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The best it can be - supreme

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Protagonist

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A main character

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Alliteration

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When the start or end of a list of words sound the same - big bad bang

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Symbolism

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often objects, colours, sounds and places work as symbols. They can sometimes give us a good insight into the themes. So, snakes are often symbols of temptation as in the story of Adam and Eve, white usually symbolises innocence and a ringing bell can be a symbol for impending doom.

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Tone

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the writer’s tone or voice or atmosphere or feeling that pervades the text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger. Different elements of writing can help to create this; long sentences or verses, with assonance (repeated vowel sounds), tend to create a sad, melancholic mood. Short syllabic, alliterative lines can create an upbeat, pacy atmosphere.

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Word choice

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sometimes called ‘register’, this is the common thread in an author’s choice of language. Authors may use words commonly associated with religion, words describing sensory experience such as touch, smell or colour or ‘mood’ words that reflect a character’s state of mind

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Symbolisum

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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Motif

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A pattern or recurring idea in an artistic work

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