Language Analysis Flashcards
Literary words to use to analyse dystopian texts
Noun
A word used to NAME a person, place, thing or idea, e.g. car, hat, bottle, tree
Common Noun
A word used to name a GENERAL person, place, thing or idea rather than a specific one, e.g. dog, girl, country
Proper Noun
A word used to name a SPECIFIC person, place, thing or idea, e.g. America, Heidi, the Pacific Ocean
Abstract Noun
A word naming an IDEA, QUALITY or STATE rather than a concrete object, e.g. anger, freedom, love
Concrete Noun
A word naming a PERSON, PLACE or THING - something which can be perceived through SENSES, e.g. chocolate, roses, orange juice
Verb
A word used to indicate an ACTION, STATE OF BEING or OCCURRENCE, e.g. run, think, play
Adjective
A word used to DESCRIBE a NOUN, e.g. warm, fat, beautiful
Comparative Adjective
A describing word which indicates a relationship between TWO words, with the comparative being amplified over the other e.g. angrier, more anxious, wiser
Superlative Adjective
A describing word which indicates a relationship between THREE OR MORE words, with the superlative being most amplified over the others, e.g. most extreme, best, most hopeful
Adverb
A word used to DESCRIBE a VERB, ADJECTIVE, or another ADVERB, e.g. loudly, very, nicely
Conjunction
A word that CONNECTS clauses, either through coordination, subordination or correlation, e.g. but, yet, and, because
Pronoun
A word used to REPLACE a NOUN, which can be understood in context, e.g. me, we, her, our
Determiner
A modifying word that determines the kind of REFERENCE a noun or noun group has, e.g. a, an, the
Preposition
A word governing a noun or pronoun, expressing RELATION, e.g. under, over, during
Denotation
The LITERAL or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests, the definition
