Language And Structure Terminology Flashcards
Simile (figurative language)
When one thing is compared to using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor (figurative language)
When something is described by saying that it’s something else
Personification (figurative language)
When thing or ideas are given human characteristics
Sensory language (figurative language)
Language that connects to the 5 senses
Symbolism (figurative language)
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Examples of figurative language:
Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Sensory Language, Symbolism
Alliteration (language & sounds)
When the same sound or letter is repeated at the beginning of several words
Fricatives (language & sounds)
Repetition of ph and f sounds
Sibilance (language & sounds)
repetition of ‘s’ sounds
Liquid sounds (language & sounds)
Repetition of l sounds
Onomatopoeia (language & sounds)
Word which imitate or suggest the word that they describe e.g.clatted or clashed
Plosives (language & sounds)
A sound made by closing the mouth then releasing a short burst of breath e.g. p, b, d, t,
Oxymoron (language & sounds)
A combination of contradictory or opposite words e.g bittersweet, open secret, deafening silence
Juxtaposition (language & sounds)
Two contrasting objects or ideas placed together or described together so the differences are emphasised.
E.g. the peaceful soldier walked into the valley of death
Stanza (poetic structure)
The name for a verse in a poem
Rhyme (poetic structure)
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Free Verse (poetic structure)
Non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech.
End stopped line (poetic structure)
A poetic line ending with punctuation such as a colon, a semicolon, or a full stop
Enjambment (poetic structure)
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line or stanza
Iambic pentameter (poetic structure)
A commonly used type of metrical line in in traditional English poetry and verse drama. It has five stressed / five unstressed feet - ten syllables
Sonnet (Poetic Form)
In poetry, a song has 14 lines and is written in iambic pentameter. Each line has 10 syllables. It has a specific rhyme scheme, and a volta, or a specific turn. A Shakespearean sonnet has three quatrains and a couplet. A Petrarchan sonnet has an octave and a sestet.
Proper Nouns
a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with an initial capital letter, e.g. Jane, London, and Oxfam.
Common Noun
a noun denoting a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particular individual.e.g. Mother, father
Abstract Noun
Abstract nouns are words that name things that are not concrete. Your five physical senses cannot detect an abstract noun – you can’t see it, smell it, taste it, hear it, or touch it e.g. time
Adverbs
Describes another adverb, verb or word group
Verbs
Action words
Pronouns
a word that can function as a noun phrase used by itself and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you )
Adjective
a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical.
