Language Features Flashcards
Synecdoche
Is a part of an object that is used to represent the object in full
Metonymy
Using a Word to represent a larger concept
Pathetic Fallacy
Describing weather with human emotions
not to be confused with personification which is describing weather with human qualities.
Zoomorphism
giving animal like qualities to something which is non-animal.
colloquialism
jargon specific to a certain group of people.
anaphora
repetition of specific words at the beginning of sentences.
Contrast
Can be structural as well. Just like juxtaposition where 2 opposite things highlights differences and makes it more salient.
Paragraph length/Sentence Length
This is structural. Shorter sentences paragraphs convey tension and makes it more fast paced longer sentences and paragraphs do the opposite.