Glosary terms Flashcards
ambiguity
where a word or phrase has 2 or more interpretations
antithesis
a rhetorical technique where opposing words or ideas put together to show contrast
assonance
when words share the same vowel sound but consonants are different
biased writing
writing giving more support in one point of view than another
blank verse
play or poem written in iambic pentameter and don’t rhyme
broadsheet
a formal type of newspaper focussing more on serious topics
caesura
a pause in the line of poetry
cinematic writing
writing that makes the reader feel like they’re watching a movie
colloquial language
informal language
commentary
a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of the writer on a theme
complex sentence
one or more subordinate clauses
compound sentence
two main clauses joined to make one sentence using a conjunction
consonance
repetition of a non vowel (consonant sound)
dramatic monologue
a form of poetry that uses the assumed voice of a single speaker who is not the poet to address an implied audience
end-stoping
finishing the line of poetry with the end of a phrase or sentence
enjambement
when a sentence or phrase runs over from one line or stanza to the next
explicit information
information directly stated in the tect
form
a type of text like a poem or letter
frame narrative
one story is presented in another
free verse
poetry that doesn’t rhyme and has no regular rhythm or line length
generalisation
a statement giving an overall impression ( sometimes misleading)
half rhymes
words that have similar end sound
hyperbole
exagération is used to have an effect on the reader
iambic pentameter
poetry with a metre of ten syllables five stressed and give unstressed
imperative verb
a verb giving orders or directions
impersonal tone
a tone of writing that doesn’t try to directly engage with the reader
implicit information
information hinted without being said outright
internal rhyme
when words rhyme but aren’t at the end of a line
inversion
altering the normal word order
irony
words are used to imply t opposite of what they actually mean
metre
the arrangement of stresses and unstressed syllabls to create a rhythm
motif
recurring image or idea in a text
objective writing
neutral unbiased style of writin with facts and not opinions
simile
where one thing is compared to another using a connective such as ‘like’ or ‘as’
metaphor
a comparison showing the similarity between two quite different idea where oke is described as another
symbolism
where an object is used to represnt an abstract idea
imagery
ise of figurative languages to convey ideas
anahora
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause or sentence
anthropomorphism
apply human traits to a non human thing
euphemism
more polite way of describing something
hypophora
immediately answered question
litotes
double negative
metonymy
symbolism and is referred to as such
motif
a repeated idea
polysyndenton
several successive conjunctions for dramatic effect
satire
make fun of human society
tautology
repeated word or phrase in a paragraph
