Linguistic Fetures Flashcards
Alliteration
the first letter of a word is repeated in words that follow
Assonance
the same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different
Colloquial
language that is used in speech with an informal meaning
Dialect
the version of language spoken by particular people in a particular area, such as Scots.
Dialogue
conversation between two people; sometimes an imagined conversation between the narrator and the reader.
Dissonance
a discordant combinations of sounds
Enjambment
a device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse
Hyperbole
exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally
Imagery
similes, metaphors and personification; they all compare something ‘real’ with something ‘imagined’.
Irony
the humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean.
Metaphor
a word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or ‘actual’, resemblance; he flew into the room.
Onomatopoeia
word that sounds like the noise it is describing: ‘splash’, ‘bang’, ‘pop’, ‘hiss’.
Oxymoron
Where two words normally not associated are brought together: ‘cold heat’ ‘bitter sweet’.
Pathos
language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow
Personification
attributing a human quality to a thing or idea: the moon calls me to her darkened world
