Key Terms Flashcards
What is a cacophony? What is a euphony?
Unpleasant sounds e.g ‘the poem sounds cacophonised’
-euphony means the opposite- pleasant sounds
What does a premodifier do?
It’s a word before a noun, can add or take away value from something e.g ‘dull coins’, dull= the premodifier, takes away value from the coins
What is an abstract noun?
A naming idea for an idea/ concept e.g tiredness
What is an active verb?
A word that represents a physical action e.g run
What is a stative verb?
A word that represents a process that is often mental e.g think, love, belive
What is an modal verb?
A word that expresses a degree of possiblity e.g might, could, would
What is a superlative?
An adjective that expresses the most extreme value of it’s quantity e.g most, biggest, smallest
What word is a definite article?
The
What words are indefinite articles?
A/An
What are third person pronouns?
She, he, they, it
What are examples of possessive pronouns?
Mine, my, ours, his, hers
What are demonstrative pronouns?
This, that, thoes
What is Monosyllabic lexis?
Words that are one syllable e.g I, yes, door
What is Polysyllabic lexis?
Words of two or more syllables e.g, hello, curtain
What is an exclamatory sentence mood?
When a sentence conveys a strong sense of emotion,
sense of alarm or overly strong emphasis.
What is an Imperative sentence mood?
When a sentence is issuing a comand
Define register
The level of formality of a text
Define tenor
The tone
What is content?
What the text is about
Define form
The structure and shape of a text
What is colloquialism?
Informal language usage e.g bloke, aight, bog
Define hyperbole
A deliberate over exaggeration of something for effect
Define litotes
A deliberate down playing of things for effect
What is pre-modification? Use an example
A descriptive technique where the descriptive words come before the thing they are describing e.g BIG, horse
