glossary terms

Question 1

Imagery

Answer 1

figurative language used to represent objects, actions and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses

Question 2

Metaphor

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a comparison of two objects which have some similarities

Question 3

conceit

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a metaphor where the comparison is between two particularly unlikely objects

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simile

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a comparison of two objects using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’

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personification

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giving a non-human object human characteristics, describing it as if it were a person

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anthropomorphism

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giving animals human characteristics

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zoomorphism

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giving humans animal characteristic

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symbolism

Answer 8

where an object represents an idea

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synecdoche

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where a whole object is described by referring to a part of it

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metonymy

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where a whole object is described by referring to something associated with it

Question 11

pathetic fallacy

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a kind of personification where inanimate parts of nature, such as the weather, are given human characteristics to reflect a particular mood

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motif

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an image or symbol that keeps recurring throughout a text

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synaesthesia

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describing something by referring to more than one sense at a time ie taste and vision

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composite adjective

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a describing word made up of two words, joined with a hyphen

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semantic field

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a group of words with a similar meaning or belonging to a particular topic

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connotation

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the associations created by a word rather than its strict dictionary definition