literary techniques Flashcards
What does imagery do?
Imagery is a way of using language to paint a picture in the readers mind assisting them to imaging the smell, taste, sight, feel and/or sound of a scene the author is describing.
What are the main literary techniques that create imagery?
Imagery, simile, metaphor, personification, pathetic fallacy, hyperbole and symbolism.
What is a simile?
A simile is a language device that creates a vivid image in the readers mind by comparing two tings to each other using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’. They can help the reader understand behaviours, people, situations, events or objects in more detail.
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a language technique that describes one thing as another (usually following suit x is y) they are usually direct and literal and used for rhetorical effect to create imagery.
What is personification?
A personification is when un human things, from inanimate objects to plants and animals, are given human characteristics.
What is pathetic fallacy?
Pathetic fallacy is when human emotions are given to inanimate objects being normally the weather/aspects of nature and objects it is a way of representing the characters mood through the powerful reflection.
What is hyperbole?
Hyperbole is when something is over exaggerated/ over the top and is not intended to be taken literally. It can be used as an intensifier, allowing you to add emphasis to something happening in a story or comedic effect.
What is symbolism?
Symbolism is when you use symbols to represent ideas or qualities. The symbols can be colours, places, sounds or objects and is often used to give further insight into the main themes of the text.
What are language devices that use sound of speech?
Consonance, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, rhythm, anaphora, colloquial language and dialect.
What is consonance?
Consonance is the repetition of constant sounds through sentences/phrases as they often provide harsh/hard sounds so it can create a course, grating tone in the text. It can also be used to create s rhythm throughout a text often in poetry .
What is consonance?
Consonance is the repetition of constant sounds through sentences/phrases as they often provide harsh/hard sounds so it can create a course, grating tone in the text. It can also be used to create s rhythm throughout a text often in poetry .
What is alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of two or more words beginning with the same sound in a phrase/sentence. The repetition creates an eye-catching/ memorable effect making your writing more engaging and entertating making the reader more likely to pay attention and reminder what you say.
What is assonance?
Assonance is when two or more words in a sentence share the same vowel sounds but have different constants. This creates a types if flow through the sentence and can be used strategically to amplify meanings.
What is onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia is when a word is used to sound like the noise it is describing.
What is rhyme?
Rhyme is most typically used in poetry and has a variety of different effects depending in the use and context.
What is rhythm?
Rhythm is also most commonly used in poetry and is created by planning sentences to have a flow or pattern created by the sound of stresses/unstressed syllables.
What is anaphora?
Anaphora is the name given to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence/ sentences to be used for creative effect plus create a sense of rhythm within a piece of writing.
What is colloquial language?
Colloquial language is a form or informal language/ casual conversation in written form using shortened words/slang/specific phrases) often used to show bond between characters.
What is dialect?
Dialect is what is used when establishing different characters in a story and is a type of language spoken by people in a specific geographical area. Using it in fiction helps show where characters are from.
What language devices play with structure/grammar?
Contrast, didactic, repetition, tone, ellipses, enjambment, foreshadowing, flashbacks, irony, oxymoron, anecdote, allusion, cliche and satire
What is contrast?
Contrast is when two or more objects, events or characters directly oppose each other used to show the difference between them whilst also accentuating there uniqueness/ individuality.
What is repetition?
Repetition is the repeating of specific words/ phrases to put emphases on them.
What is tone?
Tone is a way or writing creating a specific mood/feeling in the text and uses any other language techniques/sentence lengths to create it.
What is ellipsis?
Elipsis is commonly used to create dramatic effect by creating a pause in a text building suspense and can also be used to symbolise unspoken words a character was unable to say. One more way of using ellipses would be before or after words to alter there meaning.
