Language Devices

Question 1

allegory

Answer 1

characters + plot representing morality, politics or religion

Question 2

anaphora

Answer 2

words or phrase repeating at the beginning of sentences

Question 3

archetype

Answer 3

character made to represent a certain theme

Question 4

aphorism

Answer 4

short statement about a widely accepted truth

Question 5

assonance

Answer 5

repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence

Question 6

chiasmus

Answer 6

reversal or phrases or grammatical structures in consecutive phrases

Question 7

consonance

Answer 7

repetition of a similar consonant sound in consecutive words

Question 8

dichotomy

Answer 8

division between two opposite groups

Question 9

diction

Answer 9

the words a writer chooses to convey a message

Question 10

didactism/didactic

Answer 10

something used to teach a moral lesson

Question 11

dissonance

Answer 11

harsh and interrupting sounds - words that don’t go together

Question 12

epigraph

Answer 12

a quote, poem or phrase set at the beginning of a text

Question 13

euphemism

Answer 13

something unpleasant implied

Question 14

idiom

Answer 14

an expression different to its literal meaning

Question 15

microcosm

Answer 15

community or situation intended to represent characteristics of something bigger

Question 16

monologue

Answer 16

long uninterrupted speech

Question 17

paradox

Answer 17

repeating idea used to dictate tone and emphasise themes

Question 18

pathos

Answer 18

evoking a certain feeling, usually pity

Question 19

plosive sounds

Answer 19

harsh sounds of p,t,k,b,d,g

Question 20

political diatribe

Answer 20

a text written to criticise a political system or belief

Question 21

satire

Answer 21

amusement towards a flawed subject as a commentary on its flaws

Question 22

syntax

Answer 22

the way words are arranged in a sentence