Important techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Anagnorisis
A
Moment of reveal where main characters come to a complete understanding of their own circumstances and what they are seeing
2
Q
Satire
A
The use of humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and critique people’s stupidity (particularly in context of contemporary politics or other topical issues)
3
Q
Moral desert
A
Getting what you deserve
4
Q
Iam
A
The stresses of the syllables
5
Q
Free verse
A
No rhyme, no metre
6
Q
Blank verse
A
No rhyme, but metre
7
Q
Spondee
A
Two stresses
8
Q
Half-rhyme
A
Half repeated sound
9
Q
Complete/ full rhyme
A
Repeated sound
10
Q
No rhyme
A
No repetition of sound
11
Q
Sibilence
A
‘S’ sound
12
Q
Declarative
A
Making a statement
13
Q
Imperative
A
Demand/ telling someone to do something
14
Q
Exclamatory
A
Exclaiming something (importance)
15
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Interrogative
A
Questioning
