Formal Feature Flashcards
1
Q
features of formal texts
A
- scripted
- prepared
- planned
- mostly standard
- deliberate elevated choices
- may contain archaic forms
2
Q
Other features
A
- more explicit
- context specific jargon
- ## constructed with more rhetorical devices
3
Q
morphological features - patterning
A
- blend 43, garner fructus
4
Q
alliteration
A
- deliberate and deadly
5
Q
Assonance
A
- beacon and freedom
6
Q
Consonance
A
- flying into building, fires burning, find us in disbelief’
7
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
- the hush and rustle of leaves
8
Q
rhythm and rhyme
A
- the wind blows and the smooth stream flows
9
Q
Parallelism
A
out fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom
10
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Antithesis
A
Terrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest building but we cannot touch the foundation of America
11
Q
Listing
A
disbelief, terrible sadness and a quiet unyielding anger
12
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Passive voice
A
Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of horror
