Language Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound, usually letters in close succession
‘Nor wintry weather chill him’
Allusion
An indirect reference to a concept or theme without explicit mention
‘It has been done in your name, or at least in that of your family’
Anaphora
A word which refers to a previously used word
“No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty.”
Antithesis
Rhetorical device where contrasting concepts are placed together in a text, typically a sentence, to highlight how opposite they are
‘Cheerful voice’
Asyndetic listing
A list broken up by commas rather than conjunctions like ‘and’
‘squeezing,wrenching,grasping,scraping clutching’
Auditory listing
Language which appeals to the reader’s hearing
Bibical
Relating to the bible; religious connotations
Catalyst
A dramatic tool which is used to speed up the plot
Colloquialism
An informal phrase common at its time of utterance
Connotation
Using text to create implied meaning without explicitly referring to said meaning
Dramatic irony
When the audience knows information which the character does not know
Foreboding
Apprehension that a bad event will occur
Foreshadowing
An indication that an event will occur later in the narrative. (Fan says that her father is much “kinder” than before which Scrooge’s change)
Hyperbole
Use of exaggerated statements
Irony
Embedding a meaning by using language typically implying the opposite of what the writer is intending to express, often for a humorous effect
