Lit & Lang Terminology

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Allusion

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To refer to something, either directly or indirectly

Question 2

Archaism

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A word that, over time, has fallen out of common usage

E.g - ‘Lords Day’ instead of Sunday

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Asyndetic Listing

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The listing of elements that excludes any form of conjunction (no connectives)

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Binary Opposites

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Elements of a text that hold opposite ends of a notional scale (opposite meanings)
E.g - Black and white

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Clipping

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Colloquial omission of parts of words to create a more casual alternative
E.g - ‘cause’ rather than ‘because’

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Compound words

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A word that is created by putting two existing words together with a hyphen
E.g - ‘Global village’

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Connotation

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The association of words

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Denotation

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The literal meaning of words

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Dysphemism

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An unnecessarily extreme way of saying something, not normally socially appropriate
E.g - swear words

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Irony

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Language that conveys a meaning other than that literally expressed by the words, usually for humorous effect

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Juxtaposition

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The placing together of elements for some conscious effect, whether that b complimentary or contrasting

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Narrator

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The voice that tells the story

1st, 2nd or 3rd person

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Neologism

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A newly invented word

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Oxymoron

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The use of apparently contradicting words in a phrase

E.g - The Living Dead

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Pathetic Fallacy

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Where the weather reflects the mood

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Portmanteau

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A newly invented word, created by merging two words together
E.g - ‘Chillax’(taken from ‘chill out’ and ‘relax’)

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Protagonist

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The main character
Person who the reader identifies with/ follows throughout the story
Can be more than one person

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Satire

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A piece of writing or art that mocks the societal establishment (makes fun of society)

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Syndetic listing

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Listing with conjunctions (connectives)

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Taboo language

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Words that are considered socially unacceptable to say in polite, civilised society
E.g - swear words

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Abstract noun

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A naming word for an idea, concept,state of being or belief

Cannot be physically touched but felt emotionally

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Active verb

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A word that represents a physical action

E.g- jump or run

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Comparative adjective

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An adjective that relates one thing to another in some way

Adding ‘er’ to the end of a word ( smarter ) or a word like ‘more’ if word can have ‘er’ added

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Declarative sentence

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Makes a statement

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Euphemism

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A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing

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Exclamatory sentence

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A sentence which conveys a strong sense of emotion, alarm or emphasis
Uses an exclamation mark

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Hyperbole

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Over exaggerating things for effect

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Hyporphora

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When a rhetorical question is immediately followed by an answer

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Imperative sentence

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Issues a command

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Interrogative sentence

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Asks a question

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Litotes

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Deliberate downplaying if things for effect

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Model verb

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An auxiliary verb that expresses a degree of possibility or necessity
E.g- could, might, should

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Monosyllabic lexis

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Words that contain one syllable

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Post modification

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Descriptive words that come after the word they are describing
E.g - the was of cash, was big and fat

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Pre- modification

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Descriptive words that are found before the word they are describing
E.g- the big, fat was of cash

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Pronoun

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A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence

E.g- him,he,she,

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Register

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The level of formality of a text

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Possessive pronouns

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Shows possession of something

E.g- his coat

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Statute verb

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Words that represent a process which is often mental and cannot be seen
E.g- love, fear, thinking

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Superlative adjective

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Displays the most extreme value of its quality and usually adds ‘est’
E.g- most, biggest, smallest

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Syndedoche

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A metaphor that states something is only a constituent part of itself
E.g- he has a new set of ‘wheels’ rather than a new car

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Hendiadys

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The expression of a single idea by the use of two nouns joined by conjunction (and)
House and home
Law and order
Nice and juicy

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Syntax

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Sentence structure

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Intensifier

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Creates a tense mood

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Modal verb

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Command that’s suggest necessity or possibility

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Provenance

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Origins

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Modality

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What is it? It’s mode of communication

Eg monologue, blog etc

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Reception

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How it is received

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Epiphoral/ Epistrophe

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2 sentences that end with the same thing