Glosary terms

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ambiguity

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where a word or phrase has 2 or more interpretations

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antithesis

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a rhetorical technique where opposing words or ideas put together to show contrast

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assonance

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when words share the same vowel sound but consonants are different

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biased writing

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writing giving more support in one point of view than another

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blank verse

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play or poem written in iambic pentameter and don’t rhyme

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broadsheet

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a formal type of newspaper focussing more on serious topics

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caesura

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a pause in the line of poetry

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cinematic writing

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writing that makes the reader feel like they’re watching a movie

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colloquial language

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informal language

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commentary

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a newspaper article that expresses the opinions of the writer on a theme

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complex sentence

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one or more subordinate clauses

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compound sentence

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two main clauses joined to make one sentence using a conjunction

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consonance

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repetition of a non vowel (consonant sound)

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dramatic monologue

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a form of poetry that uses the assumed voice of a single speaker who is not the poet to address an implied audience

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end-stoping

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finishing the line of poetry with the end of a phrase or sentence

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enjambement

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when a sentence or phrase runs over from one line or stanza to the next

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explicit information

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information directly stated in the tect

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form

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a type of text like a poem or letter

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frame narrative

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one story is presented in another

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free verse

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poetry that doesn’t rhyme and has no regular rhythm or line length

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generalisation

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a statement giving an overall impression ( sometimes misleading)

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half rhymes

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words that have similar end sound

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hyperbole

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exagération is used to have an effect on the reader

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iambic pentameter

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poetry with a metre of ten syllables five stressed and give unstressed

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imperative verb

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a verb giving orders or directions

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impersonal tone

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a tone of writing that doesn’t try to directly engage with the reader

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implicit information

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information hinted without being said outright

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internal rhyme

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when words rhyme but aren’t at the end of a line

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inversion

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altering the normal word order

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irony

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words are used to imply t opposite of what they actually mean

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metre

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the arrangement of stresses and unstressed syllabls to create a rhythm

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motif

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recurring image or idea in a text

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objective writing

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neutral unbiased style of writin with facts and not opinions

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simile

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where one thing is compared to another using a connective such as ‘like’ or ‘as’

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metaphor

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a comparison showing the similarity between two quite different idea where oke is described as another

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symbolism

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where an object is used to represnt an abstract idea

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imagery

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ise of figurative languages to convey ideas

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anahora

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repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a clause or sentence

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anthropomorphism

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apply human traits to a non human thing

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euphemism

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more polite way of describing something

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hypophora

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immediately answered question

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litotes

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double negative

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metonymy

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symbolism and is referred to as such

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motif

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a repeated idea

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polysyndenton

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several successive conjunctions for dramatic effect

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satire

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make fun of human society

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tautology

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repeated word or phrase in a paragraph