terminology

Question 1

Metaphor

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When something is something or someone else

Question 2

Simile

Answer 2

When something is like or as something

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

Giving a non- human human characteristics

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Onomatopoeia

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Using words to make noises
- boom
- ouch

Question 5

Lagos

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Appeal to audience by use of logical arguments which creates trust

Question 6

Pathos

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Use of emotive language to appeal to the readers emotions

Question 7

Ethos

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Conving audience of the authors or characters credibility

Question 8

Deux-en-machine

Answer 8

An unexpected event that saves a hopeless situation

Question 9

Direct adress

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When a text talks directly to the reader by using personal pronouns such as: you, your

Question 10

Hyperbole

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Deliberate exaggeration for effect

Question 11

Hypophora

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When a writter raises a question but directly answers it

Question 12

Imperative

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A word or a phrase to give a command or an order
- charge!
- raise the brigade!

Question 13

Jargon

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Special words that are used by professionals that are difficult for normal people to understand
- chimneying

Question 14

Repetition

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Repetition of a key word or phrase

Question 15

Rhetorical question

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When someone asks a question without expecting an answer

Question 16

Tricolon

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Series of 3 words, phrases or clauses

Question 17

Tripartite list

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3 consequtive ideas, words or phrases
- he was stupid, small, ugly

Question 18

Conjunction

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Joins together words, phrases or sentences

Question 19

Connective

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Connects and relates sentences and paragraphs

Question 20

Complex sentence

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1 simple sentence + 1 dependant clause

Question 21

Compound sentence

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2 simple sentences joined

Question 22

Minor sentence

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Without a complex subject or verb
- no

Question 23

Simple sentence

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1 subject and verb
- the cat sat on the bed

Question 24

Declerative sentence

Answer 24

Statement
- next week is the start of our holiday

Question 25

Exclamative sentence

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Expresses emotion - the holidays are amazing, i love them

Question 26

Imperative sentence

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Command - we must go on holiday this year

Question 27

Interrogative sentence

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Question - would you like to go on holiday?

Question 28

Dash

Answer 28

-

Question 29

Ellipses

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...

Question 30

Colon

Answer 30

:

Question 31

Semicolon

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;

Question 32

Parenthesis

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()

Question 33

Allegory

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A reference to a story, picture or a poem that can be used to reveal a hidden meaning

Question 34

Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words - bombs blasting

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Consonant

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b, c , d , f , g , h , j

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Vowel

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a , e , i , o , u

Question 37

Antagonist

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Opposite of protagonist The opposition force that brings conflict The bad guy

Question 38

Archaic

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Old fashioned language

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Anithesis

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A person or a thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else - it was the best time; it was the worst time.

Question 40

Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds Same as alliteration but with vowels instead of consonants - ominous operation

Question 41

Colloquial language

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Informal language

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Cylical structure

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A narrative that comes full circle

Question 43

Dramatic irony

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When the audience knows more than the characters in the text

Question 44

Dyphemism

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Making something sound more negative/ offensive Opposite of euphemism

Question 45

Euphemism

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Making something sound less negative/ offensive Opposite of dysphemism

Question 46

Epistolary

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A form of narrative where the story is told through a series of letters

Question 47

Foreshadowing

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A warning or indication of future event

Question 48

Frammed narrative

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A story within a story

Question 49

Hamartia

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A fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero

Question 50

Hubris

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An arrogant character who has usually recently gained power Often a trait of a protagonist and is a major flaw

Question 51

Imagery

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Visually descriptive language

Question 52

Irony

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When words are used to imply the opposite of what they mean

Question 53

Juxtaposition

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When opposing words, ideas or themes are presented in the same text to show contrast

Question 54

Litotes

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Understatement or under exaggeration Opposite of hyperbole

Question 55

Motif

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A reoccurring symbol

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Oxymoron

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A phrase which contradicts itself or presents 2 direct opposites side by side - loving hate

Question 57

Pathetic fallacy

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The use of the weather to indicate a particular mood

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Protagonist

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The leading character in a text The main character

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Semantic field

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A group of words linked together by a common field

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Setting

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The time and place in which the narrative takes place

Question 61

Sibilance

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The repetition of "s" sound in 2 or more words Alliteration with s - slithering snakes