Techniques- definitions 1 Flashcards
Simile
Imagery:
Two things are compared using the words as or like
Metaphor
Imagery:
Something is something that it literally cannot be
Extended metaphor
Imagery:
A selected metaphor becomes central to the ideas raised in the passage
Personification
Imagery:
An object or thing is given a human quality
Anthropomorphism
Imagery:
Animals or gods are given human traits or qualities
Repetition
Imagery:
Repetition of certain ideas, symbols, motifs or words
Verbal irony
Irony:
What is said is the opposite of the literal meaning
Understatement
Irony:
The significance of a person or event is deliberately downplayed
Socratic irony
Irony:
A pose of ignorance assumed in order to entice others into making statements that can then be challenged
Irony of the situation
Irony:
The outcome of a particular situation is opposite or quite different from what is expected
Dramatic irony
Irony:
The audience or reader’s understanding of events or individuals surpasses that of its characters
Hyperbole
Overstatement that aims to exaggerate, impress or overemphasise a thought, feeling, reaction or object
Emotive language
Emotive words are used to arouse response or reaction from audiences
Imperative
Words deliberately chosen to make the audience act or respond
Powerful verb
Verbs which are more descriptive, accurate and impactful than other words
