Key language features Flashcards
Important ones
Adjectives and Adverbs
Adjectives are words that describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs
Connotation
Meaning that is suggested, rather than literal
Sensory details
Words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses, typically sight and hearing
Metaphor
A comparative device that describes one thing as being another
Personification
Attributing human qualities to objects
Simile
A comparative device that describes one thing as being like another
Symbol
An object or phrase that embodies a range of meanings that extend beyond its literal definition
Alliteration
Using words with the same initial sound in quick succession
Assonance
Using words with the same vowel sounds in quick succession
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound similar to the sound they are meant to depict
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Colloquialism
Slang = GDAY
Cumulation
Rule of three
Emotive language
Language that is highly emotional
Hyperbole
A deliberate exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
Inclusive Language
Language such as person pronouns, makes the audience feel included
Repetition
The use of a key phrase, idea or image at multiple points
Rhetorical Question
Encourages audience to think, no answer
Mise en scene: Lighting(3)
Colour, Contrast, Key
Mise en scene: Setting(2)
Environment, props
Mise en scene: subject(2)
Costume, body language
Composition: Camera angles (4)
Low, eye level, birds, oblique
Composition: Shot type(3)
Long, Medium, Close up
Text (3)
Position, Ratio, Typography
