Techniques/Terms Flashcards
Aesthetic
Relating to a sense of beauty or an appreciation of artistic expression. The selection of texts that are recognised as having aesthetic or artistic value is an important focus of the study of literature.
Allegory
A story that has more than one level of meaning. the characters, events, and situations can represent other characters, events, or situations.
Alliteration
The recurrence, in close succession, of the same consonant sound usually at the beginning of words.
In ‘ripe, red raspberry, the repetition of the ‘r’ sound creates a rich aural effect, suggesting the lusciousness of the fruit.
Allusion
A deliberate and implicit reference to a person or event, or work of art which draws on knowledge and experiences shared by the composer and responder.
Analogy
A comparison demonstrating the similarities between two things, people, or situations. It is a device to clarify an idea through a connection. analogies are often used in persuading, explaining, or arguing a point.
Antonym
A word with a meaning opposite to that of another word
e.g. hot > cold
Imperative (command)
A sentence that gives direction or seeks an active response
Dash
A punctuation marker used to indicate a break or pause in a sentence.
Discursive texts
Texts whose primary focus is to explore an idea or variety of topics. These texts involve the discussion of an idea(s) or opinion(s) without the direct intention of persuading the reader, listener, or viewer to adopt any single point of view. Discursive texts can be humorous or serious in tone and can have a formal or informal register.
Ellipsis …
the omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
Emotive language
Language that creates an emotional response
Exclamation mark (!)
A punctuation marker used at the end of a sentence to emphasise the emotion or feeling that is contained in the sentence.
Figurative language
Words or phrases used in a way that differs from the expected or everyday usage. Figurative language creates comparisons by linking the senses and the concrete to abstract ideas. Words or phrases are used in a non-literal way for particular effect, for example, simile, metaphor, personification. Figurative language may also use elements of other senses, as in hearing with onomatopia, or in combination as in synaesthesia.
Homograph
A words with the same spelling as another, but of different origin and meaning, for example wind (the wind blows), wind (wind the clock).
Homophone
a word having the same sound as another but different spelling and meaning, for example bear, bare
