Language Techniques Flashcards
1
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Pathetic fallacy
A
When the weather or nature reflects the characters
2
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Trochaic tetrameter
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8 syllables where the first of each couplet is stressed
3
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Paradox
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A statement that contradicts itself
4
Q
Symbolism
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When an author uses a reference or object to add deeper meaning to a story
5
Q
Motif
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Repetitive use of a symbol in a story
6
Q
Consonance
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Repetitive sounds produced by consonants in a phrase
7
Q
Chiasmus
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Rhetorical device in which two clauses syntax are altered whilst using the same words
E.g. “fair is foul, foul is fair”
8
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Rhyming couplet
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When one line rhymes with the next line
