Language Techniques Flashcards
What is allegory?
When characters and the plot represent ideas related to politics or religion
What is the affect of allegory?
Allows authors to overwhelming and contreversial topics in an appropriable manner
What is alliteration?
Alliteration draws attention to certain phrases or sentences in not only draws the eyes of the reader on the page, but the phrase has more emphasis when reading
What is the effect of alliteration?
Alliteration draws attention to certain phrases or sentences in not only draws the eyes of the reader on the page, but the phrase has more emphasis when reading
What is allusion?
A way of making reference to something else that explicitly stating what it is you’re referring to
What is the effect of allusion?
Illusion allows authors to infer meaning by creating parallels between their text and whatever it is that alluding to it can also be used in the opposite manner to create contrast between the authors argument and they’re illusion
What is anaphora?
when words repeat at the beginning of consecutive sentences, clauses or lines in poetry
What is the effect of anaphora?
anaphora is used like alliteration to create emphasis and draw the eye of the readers creating rhythm and injecting emotion into the text
What is aphorism?
A short statement about a widely accepted truth. These are often amusing or witty in nature
What is the effect of aphorism?
Use of aphorisms build trust between the reader and the writer by making use of universal truths. The reader comes to an understanding the writer is trustworthy increasing engagement and helping persuade them of the writers argument.
What is assonance?
Repetition of a similar vowel sound in consecutive words or words in close proximity.
What is the effect of assonance?
Like alliteration and anaphora a sun creates rhythm in a text. It allows readers to interpret a sentence the way the author intended by making clear which should be stressed.
What is caesura?
A stop in the middle of a metrical line. It usually comes in a form of commas – or: in the middle of a line in poetry.
What is the effect of caesura?
Caesura gives a choppy and dysfunctional tone to the text while simultaneously increasing reading pace. Increasing pace builds tension and can help feelings of frustration or confusion to a reader.
What is chiasmus?
The reversal of phrases or grammatical structures in consecutive phrases or sentences.
What is the effect of chiasmus?
Chiasmus adds emphasis to a portion of the text, drawing the readers eye making sentences stand out more.
What is connotation?
When a word phrase or another component of a text is intended to carry a certain meaning.
What is the effect of connotation?
Writers often use connotations to help convey emotions or feelings, allowing them to invoke a deeper emotional response in the reader.
What is conosance?
Repetition of a similar constant sound in consecutive words or words in close proximity.
What is the effect of conosance?
consonance is remarkably similar assonance and it’s also helps create rhythm in a text. It makes a sentence more pleasing into the air and increase his reading engagement.
What is contrast?
A rhetorical device in which writer draws attention to the difference between two characters things or event events.
What is the effect of contrast?
Comparing and contrasting, writers can make stronger arguments and create stronger statements further engage in the reader.
What is dichotomy?
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What is the effect of dichotomy?
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What is diciton?
The words are writer chooses to use to convey their message.
What is the effect of diction?
Diction is responsible for the way a reader interpret a text and can be used in any way a writer pleases. It can be used to emphasise characters emotions or repression emotions. It can be used to create a more romantic tone or an aggressive tone.
What is didacticism?
didactic tone is often applied throughout an entire text and it prompts deeper thought by the reader. It encourages a deeper understanding of the taste which intern increases their engagement. When the main purpose of a text is to teach the reader a lesson often a moral one. It can also apply to characters in a text.
What is the effect of didacticism?
didactic tone is often applied through throughout an entire text and it prompts deeper thought by the reader. It encourages a deeper understanding of the test which increases their engagement.
What is dissonance?
use of harsh and interrupting sounds in a text, particularly with use of words that generally do not work together
What is the effect of dissonance?
dissonance creates a tone of tension and ease, building suspense for the reader and relaying emotions felt by the characters
What is dramatic irony?
when the reader or the audience are aware of something the characters are not
What is the effect of dramatic irony?
dramatic irony creates suspense because it is inevitable that the characters will come to understand what the audience and reader already knows
What is ellipsis?
… = dramatic effect
What is the effect of ellipsis?
When used as a pause, it builds tension by creating a silence not often found in literature. Readers must consider the meaning of the ellipses
What is enjambment?
When a sentence continues beyond the end of a line without use of punctuation.
What is the effect of enjambment?
Enjambment increases the pace of a section by forcing the reader to continue reading without a break. Increasing the pace builds tension and suspense and it can be used to indicate a character state of mind
What is epitome?
A personal item which is a perfect representation of something else, particularly a quality or concept
What is the effect of epitome?
Epitomes are used to draw attention to the argument, the writer is making that certain person is the perfect example of something else
What is a euphemism?
Language used to imply something unpleasant or imply
What is the effect of euphemism?
Euphemisms are used to mask the impoliteness or rudeness of a remark and it softens an uncomfortable topic.
What is foreshadowing?
A warning of the events to come
What is the effect of foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing increases narrative tension by giving readers an implication of what is to come. This is especially potent when used to foreshadow a distressing event while the plot is calm.
What is hyperbole?
Figurative speech used for exaggeration
What is the effect of hyperbole?
Hyperbole often add an element of comedy and amusement to a text and it allows an author to add excitement to a tedious or mundane subject
What is imagery?
Descriptive language used to appeal to the readers senses
What is the effect of imagery?
Using imagery increases reading engagement by allowing them to use their imagination to put themselves in the scene. If they can visualise the scene, they will become more invested
What is irony?
Expression of an emotion or thought by using language which typically means the opposite. It is often amusing which injects a degree of comedy into the text.
What is the effect of irony?
Irony draws attention to a statement by bringing humour to a situation. It often also introduces a degree of foreboding
What is juxtaposition?
Two opposing things placed next to each other for contrast
What is the effect of juxtaposition?
Juxtaposition is used to draw attention to the differences between two things.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which an object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a similar similarity between them
What is the effect of a metaphor?
Metaphor draw the attention of three by engaging their imagination in their interpretation of the metaphor. They create more manageable images in the readers mind further prompting engagement.
What is microcosm?
The community of situation intended to represent the characteristics of something much larger
What is the effect of microcosm?
Micro cousins are used to force read it to consider the bigger picture making them examine the wider picture as they read
What is a motif?
A repeating idea used to dictate tone and emphasise themes
What is the effect of a motif?
Motives help readers understand characters better and it establishes the mood of the text. It is a key way of increasing reading engagement with the text.
What is onomatopeia?
Words that sound like the sounds they are describing
What is the effect of onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is often used in poetry to add depth to the text. Using words that sound how they are written engages the red sentences, encouraging deeper emotional involvement.
What is an oxymoron?
A figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are used consecutively
What is the effect of oxymoron?
Oxymorons are used to draw the readers attention the element of confusion they create causes the readers to stop and ponder the meaning of the phrase
What is pathetic fallacy?
When the weather reflects the mood
What is the effect of pathetic fallacy?
When a character emotions are reflected in their environment, it is easier for the reader to understand and empathise with the character
What is paradox?
A contradictory statement
What is the effect of paradox?
It creates a sense of confusion or discomfort or it can contrast two ideas highlighting each other
What is pathos?
Evoking certain feeling in the reader. Pho is most often used for feelings of sadness or pity.
What is the effect of pathos?
Pathos appeals to the emotions of the reader strengthening connections between the reader and the characters and thus increasing reading engagement
What is personification and its effect?
Giving human characteristics to non-humans
Personification create a depth in a text by giving a voice to otherwise silent on moving objects. This allows the reader to become fully immersed in the text maximising their engagement.
What is the effect of personification?
Horse sounds associated with the letters P, T, K, B, D and G which interrupt air flow by closing the mouth
What is plosive sounds?
Places sounds a harsh and help convey complex emotions like frustration and anger. This allows readers to more deeply understand the emotions.
What is repetition?
Repeating something that has already been used such as words phrases motifs…
What is the effect of repetition?
Repetition is used to emphasise a point by repeating something over and over it makes it clear that it is important to the text. If the repetition is of words, it draws the eye of the reader will simultaneously emphasise the importance of the idea
What is rhyme?
When two words have a similar sound, particularly at the end of the word
What is the effect of rhyme?
Writing makes a text more interesting and more memorable and it adds rhythm to a text. It can be used to invoke deeper emotion
What is rhythm?
The way a writer arranges stressed and unstressed vowels to dictate the way a text is read
What is the effect of rhythm?
Makes a text more romantically and verbally appealing to a reader. Placing stressed valves in specific locations allows a writer to make much more powerful arguments.
What is satire?
Amusement towards flawed subject is a commentary on its flaws
What is the effect of satire?
Satire is most often used and literature to draw attention to political and social events
What is a simile?
A figure of speech in which an object or idea is compared to suggest a similarity between them
What is the effect of simile?
70s work in much the same way as metaphors, drawing the attention the reader by engaging their imagination. They create more manageable images in the readers mind, thus promoting engagement.
What is sibilance?
Repetition of hissing sounds such as alliteration using the S
What is the effect of sibilance?
Like alliteration siblings draws attention to certain phrases or sentences. It’s frequently used to create a negative atmosphere
What is symbolism?
Use of symbols to represent an idea or a concept
What is the effect of symbolism?
Symbolism is used to convey complex ideas in a relatively simple way, it gives the reader a visual to focus on which becomes synonymous with the symbol, the reader will begin to think of the meaning each time they encounter the symbol
What is tone?
The literary manifestation of an author thoughts and feelings of a certain topic
What is the effect of tone?
China reflects the authors feelings and thus it creates a connection between the reader and the author. Devices are often used to create a relationship between the reading characters in the text but tone gives us more of an insight into the writer.
What is aporia?
Expression of doubt - to prove a point
What is the effect of aporia?
What is diacope?
Repetition or word or phrase with a small number of intervening words
What is the effect of diacope?
What is apostrophe?
speaking directly to someone or something that is not present
