Techniques Flashcards
Metaphor
Compare one thing to another in order to highlight that…
Create an image of… by evoking connotations of…
Personification
Give power to/life to/a will of its own…
Make something seem more menacing or threatening…
Create an image of…
Repetition
Create a continual reminder that…
Create an impression of something being inescapable/unstoppable/indescribable
Make an idea more memorable
Alliteration
Overwhelming senses/violence/aggression
Reflect an image of…
Enhances a point
Contrast
Emphasise the differences between one thing and another
Makes something seem impossible
Creates a state of confusion
Listing
Creates the impression of something being unstoppable or inevitable
Creates a monotonous/overwhelmed/exhausted tone
Creates the impression of excess by suggesting the list is endless
Simile
Compare one thing to another in order to highlight that both things are…
To create an image of… by evoking connotations of…
Semantic field
Creates a continual reminder that…
Creates the impression of something being inescapable/unstoppable as similar words are repeated
Created an emotive atmosphere
Symbol
Represent something/a bigger concept/an idea
Create associations with… to highlight the message that…
Imagery
Create a vivid image of… in the reader’s head
Stimulate the reader’s imagination by evoking images of…
Evoking emotions such as… in the reader by creating a sensory experience
Word
Evoke connotations of… which suggests that
Enjambement
Overcome with emotion and lacking control
Quicken the pace and create panic/fear/chaos
Caesura
Force the reader to dwell on a key theme/consider the author’s message
Create a sense of finality or impulsivity/rebellion
Rhyme scheme/rhythm
Show a lack of choice
Traditional view
Mirror an action
No rhyme scheme/rhythm
Resistance
Irregularity suggests lack of control/confusion
Personal pronouns
Sense of community
Connect the reader to the author’s message
Dramatic irony
Create and sustain the audience’s interest/curiosity regarding…
Help the reader see the truth/danger/reality of a situation/character
Create tension around the idea of.,, and make the reader feel worried/anxious/excited
Dramatic monologue
Allow the audience to see the depth of a character’s feelings from a more personal perspective
Soliloquy
Characterise someone as important/hubristic/powerful/self-important
Express and emphasise heightened emotions
Directly communicate a character’s state of mind/hopes/intentions
Create a more intimate atmosphere between the audience and character
Iambic pentameter
Reflect the sound of a natural conversation, creating a conversational tone
Mirror the sound of a heartbeat to convey passion/devotion
Rhyming couplet
Covey harmony/belonging/fate
Evoke an intense love/passion/desire
Alliteration
- S reflects hissing, implying danger or evoking negative qualities
- h/l a more introspective or romantic mood/tone
- harsher sounds sound unpleasant so produce discomfort, reflect quick violent movements
Declarative
Express confidence/hubris/
Convey a fact or opinion
Create a sense of urgency/helplessness/realisation/defeat
Imperative
Express authority
Assert dominance
Convey power
Instruct the reader
Question
Engage reader
Create a sense of confusion/pensiveness
Exclamative
Heighten a revelation
Express surprise/outrage/urgency
Emphasise haste/speed
Holophrastic
Emphasises key ideas by isolating them
Create a sense of immediacy/urgency/hopelessness/realisation/confidence/defeat
