evoking thought and emotion Flashcards

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emotive vocabulary

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deliberate choice of words to evoke emotion
non emotive. The man was injured by the glass
emotive. An innocent bystander suffered facial injuries when a thug launched a glass

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foreshadowing

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a warning or indication of a future event (probably like Chekhov’s gun)

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foreboding

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a feeling that something bad will happen

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optimisitc

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an expectation of a positive outcome

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pessimistic

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expectation of bad outcome, gloomy, joyless, no hope

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rapport

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when people understand each others feelings and ideas and communicate well. The Palace players had a good rapport`

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pathos

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language of pity or sorrow

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hyperbole

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exaggeration that is not to be taken literally. we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast.

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ambiguity

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uncertainty of meaning or intention. often the writer wants you to be uncertain about the meaning till all is revealed

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