Paper 1 lit techniques Flashcards
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
an allusion to Shakespeare
anecdote
a short, self-contained story that usually highlights one particular theme, lesson, or aspect of a person’s character.
Collective pronouns
we/us
Colloquial language
informal language
Direct address
‘you’
Euphemism
phrasing something indirectly
the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts
Ethos/logos/pathos
authority appeal/logical appeal/emotional appeal
Exclamatory sentences
!
Hypophora
asking a question and then answering your own question
“What’s the benefit of completing the optional exercises? They will help
Imperative
giving an authoritative command; peremptory.
“Wash the dinner plates”
Interrogative sentences
Sentences that ask a question are called interrogative sentences.
What is confusing you? Are you free this weekend?
Lexical set/semantic field
words with a shared meaning
‘Cat, dog, tortoise, goldfish, gerbil’
Listing
Listing → x, y, and z.
Asyndetic listing/asyndeton → x, y, z.
Polysyndetic listing → x and y and z.
Modality (levels of certainty)
High modality: Will/must/need
Low modality: Can/might
Onomatopoeia
sound effects
Pathetic fallacy
weather/setting that creates a mood
Plosives
The sounds that are generally associated with the letters p, t, k, b, d, g
pat, kid, bag
Register
level of formality
Sibilance
repetition of ‘s’ sounds
Syntax
sentence structure
