General Features Flashcards
Structure
the organisation of a story’s various elements, including plot, characters, and themes
Tone
the writer’s attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Satire
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
Rhetoric
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Paradox
a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one’s expectation
Oxymoron
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Metaphor
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Figurative Language
the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison
Empathy
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Diction
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Consonance
the recurrence of similar-sounding consonants in close proximity, especially in prosody.
Connotation
an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Conceit
an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor.
Comedy
the humorous or amusing aspects of something.
Colloquialism
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation
Cliche
a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
Assonance
resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels, but not consonants (e.g. sonnet, porridge ), but also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. killed, cold, culled )
Antithesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Ambiguity
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
the organisation of a story’s various elements, including plot, characters, and themes
Structure
the writer’s attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience
Tone
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Simile
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
Satire
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
Rhetoric
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Personification
a logically self-contradictory statement or a statement that runs contrary to one’s expectation
Paradox
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Onomatopoeia
a figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another
Metaphor
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Irony
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
Imagery
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
the use of words in a way that deviates from the conventional order and meaning in order to convey a complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, or evocative comparison
Figurative Language
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
Empathy
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Diction
the recurrence of similar-sounding consonants in close proximity, especially in prosody.
Consonance
an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning
Connotation
an ingenious or fanciful comparison or metaphor.
Conceit
the humorous or amusing aspects of something.
Comedy
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary and is used in ordinary or familiar conversation
Colloquialism
a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought
Cliche
resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels, but not consonants (e.g. sonnet, porridge ), but also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels (e.g. killed, cold, culled )
Assonance
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Antithesis
the quality of being open to more than one interpretation; inexactness
Ambiguity
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Allusion
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
