literary techniques

Question 1

What does imagery do?

Answer 1

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.

Question 2

What are the main literary techniques that create imagery?

Answer 2

Imagery, simile, metaphor, personification, pathetic fallacy, hyperbole and symbolism.

Question 3

What is a simile?

Answer 3

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.

Question 4

What is a metaphor?

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

What is personification?

Answer 5

A personification is when un human things, from inanimate objects to plants and animals, are given human characteristics.

Question 6

What is pathetic fallacy?

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

What is hyperbole?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

What is symbolism?

Answer 8

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.

Question 9

What are language devices that use sound of speech?

Answer 9

Consonance, alliteration, assonance, rhyme, rhythm, anaphora, colloquial language and dialect.

Question 10

What is consonance?

Answer 10

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 .

Question 10

What is consonance?

Answer 10

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 .

Question 11

What is alliteration?

Answer 11

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.

Question 12

What is assonance?

Answer 12

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.

Question 13

What is onomatopoeia?

Answer 13

Onomatopoeia is when a word is used to sound like the noise it is describing.

Question 14

What is rhyme?

Answer 14

Rhyme is most typically used in poetry and has a variety of different effects depending in the use and context.

Question 15

What is rhythm?

Answer 15

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.

Question 16

What is anaphora?

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

What is colloquial language?

Answer 17

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.

Question 18

What is dialect?

Answer 18

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.

Question 19

What language devices play with structure/grammar?

Answer 19

Contrast, didactic, repetition, tone, ellipses, enjambment, foreshadowing, flashbacks, irony, oxymoron, anecdote, allusion, cliche and satire

Question 20

What is contrast?

Answer 20

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.

Question 21

What is repetition?

Answer 21

Repetition is the repeating of specific words/ phrases to put emphases on them.

Question 22

What is tone?

Answer 22

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.

Question 23

What is ellipsis?

Answer 23

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.

Question 24

What is enjambment?

Answer 24

Enjambement is most commonly used in poetry to create a sense of flow+manipulate the rhythm of the poem and is where a sentence continues beyond the end of a line/verse.

Question 25

What is foreshadowing?

Answer 25

Foreshadowing is when the writer hints about something earlier in the text that will become important/meaningful later on in the text.

Question 26

What is flashbacks?

Answer 26

Flashbacks is a language device used to insert past events in order to provide context to the current events of the narrative allowing readers to gain insight into a characters motivations/provide a backround to a certain predicament

Question 27

What is irony?

Answer 27

Irony is when ideas or words are used in a sarcastic or humorous way to imply the direct opposite of what they mean.

Question 28

What is an oxymoron?

Answer 28

When two opposite words are used together.

Question 29

What is an anecdote?

Answer 29

AN engaging/personal story often used in a text to develop certain ideas in a text or add depth and personality to the characters

Question 30

What is an allusion?

Answer 30

An allusion is when something from a completely unrelated context is referred to indirectly and as a reference relies on information that isn’t in the text it is up to the reader to make the connection. So often very popular well known things or other stories in the same genre will be referred to so the reader understands.

Question 31

What is a cliche?

Answer 31

A cliche is something that is popular and completely over used and useful for quickly providing information.They can b phrases, themes, characters or situations.

Question 32

What is satire?

Answer 32

Satire is a technique which mocks certain aspects of human nature/behaviour used as a manner of critique and social commentary often used as humorous effect.