Terminology Flashcards
Subject pronoun
Pronouns that perform the action in the sentence
Objective pronoun
Receives the action in the sentence
Possessive pronoun
used to indicate ownership
Reflexive pronoun
Refer back to a person or thing
Determiner
determines what kind of reference a noun or noun group has (a, the, every)
Definite article
used before a noun to indicate that the identity of the noun is known to the reader (the)
Indefinite article
used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known (a, an)
Anaphora
repeating a sequence of words at beginnings of neighbouring clauses, thereby giving them emphasis
Anadiplosis
the last word or phrase of one clause, sentence, or line, is repeated at the beginning of the next
Antithesis
a proposition that contrasts or reverses a previously mentioned one, or when two opposites are introduced together for contrasting effect
Epistrophe
repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Foregrounding
making something the most prominent or important feature
Motif
any distinctive feature or idea that reoccurs across the story
Paradox
a statement that seems to go against common sense but may still be true
Lexical Field
relating to the words or vocabulary of a language
Tricolon
using three phrases in succession, all constructed in the same pattern
Allusion
an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it, an indirect or passing reference
Intertextual Reference
when a text refers to another text
Assonance
a resemblance in the sounds of words/syllables either between their vowels or between their consonants
Consonance
repetition on consonant sounds in successive words
Irony
the expression of ones meaning by using language that signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Connotation
an idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to a literal or primary meaning
Denotation
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Mimetic rhyme
characterised by or of the nature of using mimesis, imitative
Plosives
sounds generally associated with the letters p, t, k, b, d, g
Alternate rhyme
a pattern found in poetry in which the author intentionally alternates between two end sounds
Blank verse
poetry written in unrhymed but metered lines, almost always in iambic pentameter
Caesura
a metrical pause or break in a verse where one phrase ends and another begins, such as with a comma
Free verse
non-metrical, non-rhyming lines that closely follow the natural rhythms of speech
Iambic pentameter
lines have 5 sets of 2 beats, first is unstressed and the second is stressed
Monosyllables
words consisting of only one syllable
Prose
written or spoken language in its ordinary form
Scansion
the analysis of the metrical patterns of a poem by organising its lines into feet of stressed and unstressed syllables and showing the major pauses
Iamb ( x /)
having two syllables, one unstressed then one stressed
Trochee (/ x)
having two syllables, one stressed then one unstressed
Spondee (/ /)
a long stressed syllable followed by another long stressed syllable
Dactyl (/ x x)
one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
Anapest (x x /)
first two syllables are unstressed and the third syllable is stressed
Stichomythia
dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse
Asyndeton
the absence of a conjunction between parts of a sentence, such as: I came, I saw, I conquered
Hypophora
a rhetorical term for a strategy in which a speaker or writer raises a question and then immediately answers it
Parallelism
using similar words, clauses, phrases, sentence structure, or other grammatical elements to emphasise similar ideas in a sentence
Polysyndeton
a list or series of words, phrases, or clauses that is connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction
Tautology
The saying of the same thing twice over in different words, generally considered to be a fault of style
