Language techniques

Question 1

Aesthetically

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Language that is beautiful, artistic & carefully crafted with a poetic rhythm & flow

Question 2

Anaphora

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the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 3

Ambiguity

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can be understood in two or more possible senses or ways

Question 4

Anthropomorphism

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the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object

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Antithesis

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a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else

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Conjunction

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a part of speech that connects words, phrases, or clauses

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Connotations

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an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal or primary meaning

Question 8

Contrast

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The state of being strikingly different from something else in juxtaposition or close association

Question 9

Dialogue

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a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film

Question 10

Emotive language

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words or phrases that change the feel of a sentence through evoking a particular emotional reaction from the reader

Question 11

Enjambment

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

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Epigraph

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a short quotation or saying at the beginning of a book or chapter, intended to suggest its theme

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Foreshadowing

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be a warning or indication of (a future event)

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Gaps (silences)

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Gaps are places where the text does not bother to stitch things together but instead relies on “common sense” assumptions from the reader

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Hyperbole

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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally

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Imagery

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visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work

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Imperative

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a grammatical mood that forms a command or request

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Interjection

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an abrupt remark, especially as an aside or interruption

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Irony

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on the surface differs radically from what is actually the cas

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Metonymy

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a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept

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Modality

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the selection of words used to express how definite we are about something

Question 22

Nominalisation

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a noun phrase generated from another word class, usually a verb

Question 23

Pathos

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Pathos appeals to the emotions of the audience and elicits feelings that already reside in them

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Parallels

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using the same pattern of words to show that two or more words or ideas are of equal importance

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Pathetic fallacy

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the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature

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Patterns (language)

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words on the page are used to create patterns that lead to understanding the deeper meaning of the text

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Periphrasis

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the usage of multiple separate words to carry the meaning of prefixes, suffixes or verbs

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Personification

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the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form

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Polysyndeton

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When conjunctions (e.g. and, but, or) are used repeatedly in quick succession, often with no commas, even when the conjunctions could be removed.

Question 30

Register

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the degree of formality of language

Question 31

Repetition

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The repeating of a word, within a short space of words, with no particular placement of the words to secure emphasis

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Structure

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the arrangement of words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence

Question 33

Style of writing

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how the writer chooses to express himself or herself through writing

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Symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities

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Syntax

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the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

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Tone

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the tone of a literary work expresses the writer’s attitude toward or feelings about the subject matter and audience

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Zoomorphism

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When animal attributes are imposed upon non-animal objects, humans, and events; and animal features are ascribed to humans, gods, and other objects

Question 38

Pastiche

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The taking of various ideas from previous writings and literary styles and pasting them together to make new styles.

Question 39

Intertextuality

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he acknowledgment of previous literary works within another literary work.

Question 40

Metafiction

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The act of writing about writing or making readers aware of the fictional nature of the very fiction they’re reading.

Question 41

Temporal distortion

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The use of non-linear timelines and narrative techniques in a story.

Question 42

Minamilism

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The use of characters and events which are decidedly common and non-exceptional characters.

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Maximalism

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Disorganized, lengthy, highly detailed writing

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Magical realism

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The introduction of impossible or unrealistic events into a narrative that is otherwise realistic.

Question 45

Faction

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The mixing of actual historical events with fictional events without clearly defining what is factual and what is fictional.

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Reader involvement

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Often through direct address to the reader and the open acknowledgment of the fictional nature of the events being described.

Question 47

Relativism

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the idea that views are relative to differences in perception and consideration.

Question 48

Poioumenon:

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A specific type of metafiction in which the story is about the process of creation (sometimes the creation of the story itself).