Expository Conventions Flashcards
Emotive Language
To draw on the emotions of the reader to make them feel strongly towards the topic
Descriptive Language
Strong use of adjectives to describe a person, place or event in order to create a vivid picture in the readers mind.
Figurative Language
Language that is used to further enhance the author’s description.
Metaphor: something IS something else
Simile: something is LIKE some thing else
Personification: when an inanimate object is given human characteristics
Inclusive language and personal pronouns
Authors uses words like ‘humanity’ or ‘one nation’ to create a sense of unity
Our, we, us, you, me and I is used to directly address the reader and make them feel like the topic is relevant to them and their involvement
Juxtaposition
When two opposing things are discussed or presented side by side in order to make a point through contrast/comparison
Irony
When there is a difference between what might be expected and what actually occurs.
OR
A situation where something is said but the reader can see a different meaning.
Tone
Scathing, humerus, sarcastic, assertive, accusatory
The way we might imagine the author would sound if he/she was reading the text aloud. It presents their attitude towards the topic.
Facts/Statistics
To validate the author’s argument by providing facts which more definitely prove the author’s assertion
Enumeration
When a long list is provided to emphasise the extent of something
Point Of View
1st Person: Main character narrates
2nd Person: Reader is the character
3rd Person Limited: Describes the characters actions into their thoughts/emotions
3rd Person Omniscient: Includes thoughts and emotions of the characters
Opinion
Where the author directly shares their opinion to convince reader
Authority Figure/Expert Testimony
An expert shares insight on a topic to support and validate arguments.
Personal Anecdote//Anecdotal Evidence
The author uses their own or someone else’s experiences to illustrate a point
Selection/omission of detail
When the author deliberately selects or leaves out details from their text that may influence or manipulate the impression readers get on a topic
Rhetorical Question
The author poses a question that is designed to make reader’s question themselves on a topic and their perspective
Anaphora
Where consecutive sentences (3 or more) start with the same word or phrase
Repetition
A key word or phrase that is repeated throughout a text to reassure a message
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
E.g “i’ve told you a million times”
Paradox
A seemingly absurd or contradictory statement which, with research, may prove to be true.
Idiom
A phrase of expression to colloquially communicate with groups of people
‘Over the moon’
‘Out if the blue’
‘See the light’
Epistrophe
The repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences (opposite of anaphora)
Euphemism
A mild, indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
(Sugar-coating)
Dysphemism
A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one.
Expression with connotations that are offensive
Anadiplosis
Repetition of the last word/phrase in the start of a new sentence (clause!)
“Once you change a philosophy, you change your thought pattern”
“When I give, I give myself”
