Glossary Of Literacy And Grammatical Terms Flashcards
Adjective
Used to describe nouns or pronouns e.g. “AZURE flowers”
Adverb
Used to describe verbs or other adverbs e.g. “Softly glows”
Alliteration
The repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words e.g. The rifle’s rapid rattle
Accumulation
The build up of details, increasing in intensity, often to a climax.
Allusion
A reference to another event, place, person, or piece of literature
Ambiguity
Words or phrases in which the meaning is unclear or which has more than one possible interpretation
Anachronism
An action or object in a play or other text which is not in keeping with the historical period being duplicated
Anticlimax
A sudden effect of banality, a let down, either intentional or unintentional, in a pose or verse, sometimes for comic effect.
Antithesis
Opposing or contrasting ideas in next-door sentences or clauses.
Archaic
Old-fashioned; used to describe words which are seldom used any more
Aside
An aside is a common dramatic convention in which a character speaks in such a way that some of the other characters on stage do not hear what he/she says while others do. It may also be a direct affords to the audience, revealing the character’s view, thoughts, motives and interests
Assonance
The repetition of stressed vowels in nearby words
Characterisation
The way in which a writer develops and reveals characters
Circumlocution
To state something in a long, roundabout way rather than directly simply
Clause
A unit of language contains a subject and predicate
