Mr Everything English Language Devices Flashcards
1
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Chremamorphism
A
Describing a human with non-human characteristics
2
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Extended Metaphor
A
A long metaphor that lasts for multiple lines and is explained
3
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Paradox
A
Two opposing ideas but when you think about it it starts to make a little bit of sense
4
Q
Diction
A
When the writer writes in a specific way to establish a ‘voice’
5
Q
Cacophony
A
The use of harsh sounds which aren’t p or t
6
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Sensory Writing
A
When the writer uses somebody’s senses as description in writing
7
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Hubris
A
When a character is overly confident/ arrogant
8
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Structural Irony
A
When events in the text go against what the character thought would happen
9
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Colloquial language
A
When you write the way you speak (using slang)
10
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Epistrophe
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When you repeat a word at the end of a sentence
