Language devices part 2

Question 1

What are donotations and connotations?

Answer 1

connotations are ideas words link to

denotation the dictionary meaning

Question 2

What should you look for in prose fiction?

Answer 2

• literary techniques
  
  • e.g. metaphor
• other language techniques
  
  • such as emotive language or hyperbole
• connotations of words
• language choices within dialogue
  
  • e.g. how dialect can be used to reveal more about a character
• word types

Question 3

What is a motif?

Answer 3

recurring element or sybol in a text

the repition of which contributes to establishing a theme

Question 4

What are the effects of figurative language?

Answer 4

• writers makes their descriptions more creative and interesting
• create a more powerful image
  
  • although metaphors create a stronger than simile, as it describes the subject as it were something else

Question 5

What is an analogy?

Answer 5

compares one idea to another to make it easier to understand

Question 6

why may analogies may be used?

Answer 6

provide powerful and memorable images

can be more familiar or shockling than the original

makes it easier for the reader to grasp the point

emphasis a point

Question 7

what is the effect of personification

Answer 7

more vivid

gives the sense of the viewpoint or attitude fo th writer or a character

Question 8

What is the effect of onomatopoeia?

Answer 8

makes descriptions more powerful

appeals to the readers sense of hearing, which helps them imagine what the writer is describing

Question 9

What is irony and what is the effect of it?

Answer 9

irony is when the literal meaning of a piece of writing is the exact opposiute of its intended meaning

can relate to context

makes what they’re saying appear humorous or light-hearted

Question 10

What is the effect of sarcasm?

Answer 10

• mocking or scornful tone
• intended to insult someone or make fun of them
• or to show that the writer is angry or annoyed
• sarcastic writing usually uses irony - but the tone is more aggressive and unpleasant

Question 11

What is descriptive language?

Answer 11

• writers use techniques and vocabularly so that the reader gets a really clear image in their mind of what the writer’s describing
• it makes the text more interesting, dramatic or convincing
• use senses, figurative language, verbs, and adjectives