smart terminology Flashcards
hypophora
when a rhetorical question is immediately followed by a response
parenthesis
sectioning off extra information with commas, dashes or brackets
tricolon or empathic triple
grouping in threes
pre-modification
where the descriptive word comes before the thing they’re describing
post-modification
where the descriptive word comes after the thing they’re describing
synecdoche
a metaphor that states that something is only a small constituent art of itself, e.g. a new set of wheels (a car) hes behind bars (prison)
allusion
refering to something indirectly or metaphorically
binary opposite
elements of text that hold opposite ends of a notional scale e.g. big small, hot cold
collocations
words that naturally go together e.g. fish and chips, fire and ice
asyndetic listing
the listing of elements that exclude any form of coordinating conjunctions
syndetic listing
the listing of elements that features a coordinating conjunction
phonological features
any device used that relate to sound e.g. alliteration, repetition
exposition
the part of the story where the writer gets across the information about the characters. who they are, where they are
anthropomorphism
when an animal takes on the characteristics of a human
euphemism
the polite way to say something not normally considered socially acceptable e.g. i need a tinkle
