Subject terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Assonance
A
same vowel sound is repeated
2
Q
Dissonance
A
the discordant combinations of sounds
3
Q
Monologue
A
the narrator talking to themselves
4
Q
Oxymoron
A
two contrasting words each other
5
Q
Pathos
A
a language that evokes pity or sorrow
6
Q
Motif
A
objects, colours, sounds and places may work as symbols
7
Q
Tone
A
the creation of mood in a text
8
Q
Tautology
A
the saying of the same thing twice over in different words
9
Q
Auxiliary verb
A
assists the main verb; do, have, be
10
Q
Collocation
A
two or more words often found together
11
Q
Concrete nouns
A
things that we can touch or experience physically
12
Q
High-frequency lexis
A
everyday words
13
Q
Idiom
A
common non-literal expression
14
Q
Illocutionary act
A
implying something
15
Q
Imperative
A
a command
