terminology Flashcards
antithesis
a rhetorical device in which two opposing ideas are put together for a contrasting effect
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds
assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
caesura
a break in a line of poetry
complete rhyme
words that rhyme at the end of lines
connotations
associations that words have for us
consonance
repetition of consonants in the middle of or at the end of words
end-stopped line
a line of poetry where the sentence pauses naturally
enjambment
continuation of a sentence in poetry from one line to the next without pause
eye rhyme
where words look as if they should rhyme but don’t
half rhyme
a rhyme created from part of the word
internal rhyme
occurs within the rhyme itself
verbal irony
saying one thing but meaning the reverse (sarcasm)
dramatic irony
when an audience perceives something that a character in a play does not
imagery
using language to create images
juxtaposition
the setting of things next to each other for literary effect
masculine rhymes
have one syllable
feminine rhymes
have two or more syllables
metaphor
a non literal comparison
onomatopoeia
the sound of the word imitates the original object
peropeteia
a turning point in the plot of a literary text
personification
giving non-human things human qualities
point of view
position adopted by the writer
semantic field
a group of words drawn from a particular area of experience
sibilance
’s’ sounds
simile
a comparison of words using ‘like’ or ‘as’
soliloquy
a speech delivered by a character alone on stage
stanza
a section in a poem
volta
a ‘turn’ or shift in the meaning of a poem
antonyms
words with an opposite meaning
archaisms
words that are old-fashioned or no longer used
portmanteau words
bits of words chopped off and then joined to form a new word
borrowing
borrowed words from other languages
ellipsis
missing out a word or words from a sentence
elision
missing letters off at the start of words
figurative language
collective term for metaphors and similes
initial position conjunction
conjuctions used at the start of a sentence
intensifiers
adverbials that intensify meaning
modifier
collective term for adjectives and adverbs
phonology
sound effects of language in a poem
interrogative mood
a question
declarative mood
a statement
imperative mood
command or request
exclamatory mood
abrupt utterance
apostrophe
when an orator addresses someone who is not present or is dead
anaphora
repetition of words/phrases at the beggining of sentences
anecdote
a short account or story
bathos
sudden deflation for dramatic effect
euphemism
a form of understatement where milder terms are used to describe an unpleasant fact
hyperbole
overstatement for obvious effect
litotes
the opposite of exxageration
oxymoron
ideas or words that normally convey opposite meanings that are linked together
parallelism
using a series of phrases or sentences that have similar word order or structure
pathos
when the speaker/writer appeals to the emotions of the reader
rhetorical question
a question asked only for effect
synecdoche
when a part of something is used to refer to the whole
synonymia
repetitio of the same idea or concept
tripling
list of three
