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Noun

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A naming word for people, places and things

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Adjective

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Adds description to people, places and things

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Verb

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Used to convey an action

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Adverb

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Adds description to an action

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Pronoun

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Used to refer to a person without using their name

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Simile

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Description through using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor

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Used to describe something as if it is something else

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Personification

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Describes inanimate objects with human features and tendencies

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Zoomorphism

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Describes inanimate objects and people with animalistic tendencies.

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Assigning emotions and feeling to inanimate objects

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the same letter/sound with adjacent or closely connected words

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that sound like the sound they represent

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Juxtaposition

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Placing two contrasting ideas/characters/settings/atmospheres close together in the same text for effect

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Sensory Language

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Words/phrases which describe or appeal to the senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell

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Emotive Language

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A word or phrase that expresses or makes the reader feel a certain emotion

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Repetition

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Where a word, phrase, technique or idea is repeated

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Superlatives

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A hyperbolic adjective or adverb

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Modal Verb

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Verbs that are used to show the level of possibility, indicate ability, show obligation or give permission

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Sibilance

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Repetition of the ‘s’ sound with adjacent or closely connected words

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Extended Metaphor

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A central metaphor that acts like an ‘umbrella’ to connect other metaphors or comparisons within it. It can span several lines or an entire text

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Ambiguity

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Where a word or phrase has two or more possible interpretations

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Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration

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Semantic Field

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Where words are categorised based on a shared meaning

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Symbolism

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Generally speaking, a symbol is a sign representing something other than itself

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Simple Sentence

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An independent clause that makes complete sense on its own and communicates one idea. It typically contains a verb and a subject.

Eg. The dinosaur chased the ball.

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Compound sentence

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Two independent clauses linked by a coordination conjunction

Eg. The dinosaur chased the ball and crushed it.

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Complex sentence

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One independent clause and one (or more) subordinate clauses. Subordinate clauses begin with a subordinating conjuction. They do not make sense.

Eg. Without any choice, the dinosaur chased the ball.

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Minor/Fragment Sentence

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A full sentence needs an independent clause in order for it to be grammatically correct. If a subject and/or verb are missing, this is a fragment sentence. A one word sentence.

Eg. Silence.

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Declarative sentence

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A statement

Eg. The dinosaur is absoluting huge

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Imperative sentence

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A command

Eg. Chase the ball

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Exclamatory sentence

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A sentence which ends with an exclamation mark for emphasis.

Eg. He crushed the ball!

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Compound-Complex sentence

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Two independent clauses joined together by a coordination conjunction and one or more subordinate clauses.

Eg. Without any choice, the dinosaur chased the ball but crushed it, not thinking of the other dinosaurs.

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Structural Technique - Beginning

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The opening of a text. This is where the main ideas and focus(s) of a text are introduced.

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Structural Technique - Middle

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The section of a text between the opening and the ending. This is where the ideas, characters, settings, themes and the main focus are developed.

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Structural Technique - End

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This is the conclusion of the text.

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Structural Technique - Shift of Focus

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Where the writer guides the reader’s attention from one thing to another.

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Structural Technique - Zooming in

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Where a writer focuses on something specifically and describes it in great depth and detail

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Structural Technique - Zooming out

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Where a writer focuses on or describes something more generally such as the atmosphere in a room

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Structural Technique - Foreshadowing

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A suggestion or hint of an event or revelation which will occur later in the text

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Structural Technique - Contrast

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Where two opposites are places closely together for emphasis

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Structural Technique - Dialogue

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Character speech

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Structural Technique - Flashback

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Where the focus shifts from the present to the past and back again

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Structural Technique - Time Shift

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Where the focus shifts from the present to the future

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Structural Technique - Inside to Outside (and vise versa)

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Where a writer shifts the focus from inside a setting to outside. This can also apply to characters: a writer may describe a character’s thoughts and feelings (inside) before shifting the reader’s focus to their physical appearance or actions (outside)

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Structural Technique - Cycilical

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When the end of a text is similar to the beginning

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Structural Technique - Cliffhanger

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An unresolved ending

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Structural Technique - Exposition

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The first stage of a narrative. Characters, settings, atmosphere and key ideas are introduced.

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Structural Technique - Conflict

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The second stage of a narrative. There is a problem or issue that affects the protagonist

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Structural Technique - Rising Action

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The third stage of a narrative. The tension or excitement builds towards the climatic moment

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Structural Technique - Climax

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The fourth stage of a narrative. This is the main event for which the ‘conflict’ was the catalyst. This is the peak of the narrative where the main issue is tackled or there is a plot twist.

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Structural Technique - Falling Action

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The fifth stage of a narrative. A decrease in tension building towards the end of the text. However, depending on the focus of the climax, not all narratives will have a ‘falling action’.

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Structural Technique - Resolution

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The sixth stage of narrative. The ending, usually cyclical, conclusive or a cliffhanger.

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