Language Techniques & Literary Devices

Question 1

Language Techniques / Literary Devices

Answer 1

-alliteration
-chiasmus
-dichotomy
-fiction
-didacticism
-foreshadowing
-imagery
-metaphor / simile
-motif
-pathetic fallacy
-personification
-symbolism

Question 2

alliteration effect?

Answer 2

-draws attention to certain phrases / sentences
-not only draws eye of reader to page, but phrase has more emphasis when read

Question 3

dichotomy meaning?

Answer 3

division between 2 opposite groups (ie. peace & war, love & hate)

Question 4

dichotomy effect?

Answer 4

-create & build tension in a storyline
-allow reader to clearly understand both groups
->hence increasing emotional engagement

Question 5

diction meaning?

Answer 5

the words a writer chooses to use to best convey their message

Question 6

diction effect?

Answer 6

-emphasise characters’ emotions
-repression of emotions
-create a romantic / aggressive etc tone

Question 7

didacticism meaning?

Answer 7

when the main purpose of a text is to teach the reader a lesson, often a moral one. it also can apply to characters in a text.

Question 8

didacticism effect?

Answer 8

-didactic tone is often applied throughout an entire text
-it prompts deeper thoughts by the reader
-encourages deeper understanding of the text
->hence increases engagement

Question 9

imagery of effect?

Answer 9

-increases reader engagement
-they can visualise scene
->become more invested in storyline

Question 10

metaphor effect?

Answer 10

-engages readers imagination in their interpretation of the metaphor
-creates more manageable images in readers mind
->hence further promoting engagement

Question 11

simile effect?

Answer 11

-draw attention of reader by engaging imagination
-create more manageable images in the readers mind
->hence further prompting engagement

Question 12

motif effect?

Answer 12

-help readers understand characters better
-establishes mood of text
-increases reader engagement

Question 13

pathetic fallacy effect?

Answer 13

-easier for reader to understand & empathise with character

Question 14

personification effect?

Answer 14

-creates depth in text by giving a voice to otherwise silent, unmoving objects
-allows reader to become more fully immersed in text
->hence maximising engagement

Question 15

symbolism effect?

Answer 15

-convey complex ideas in a relatively simple way
-visual focus
-reader will begin to think of meaning each time they encounter the symbol

Question 16

foreshadowing effect?

Answer 16

-increases narrative
-tension by giving readers an implication of what is to come
->especially potent when used to foreshadow a distressing event while the plot is calm