Terminology Flashcards
terminology
define non-standard syntax
words in incorrect order
define concrete noun
a physical thing
define abstract noun
not physical thing; hate, love, hope
define stative verb
thought or opinion; imagine, agree
define dynamic verb
action
what is the main characteristic of a minor sentence
no verbs
define auditory language
sound
define olfactory language
smell
define tactile language
touch
define gustatory language
taste
define fronted conjunction
sentence beginning with but, and, or, if
define interrogative
question
define imperative
sense of duty; you must…
define declarative
declaration; i am…
define assonance
use of vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
define plosive
use of p, b, d
define fricative
f sound
define sibilance
s sound
define superlative
‘est’ - best, nicest
define minor sentence
no verbs
define terecet
three line stanza
define quatrain
four line stanza
define juxtaposition
things that not direct opposites but contrast
define deixis
words that suggest place or time; tomorrow, today, those, there
define emotive language
language that evokes emotion in the reader
define oxymoron
two direct opposites
define ellipsis
…
define parenthesis
brackets
define contraction
can’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t
definite/indefinite article
definite (the) indefinite (a)
define preposition
suggests direction; above, under
define onomatopoeia
sound; bang, crash
define intertextual reference
reference to a book, play, song
define semantic field
collection of words with a similar theme
define biblical allusion
references to bible
define innuendo
rude reference
define classical allusion
references to classical mythology
define volta
turning point in poem
define simile
comparing something; like, as
define metaphor
saying something is something in a comparison
define zoomorphism
describing something non-animal with animalistic traits
define personification
giving something non-human human qualities
define hyperbole
exaggerated statement; ‘i’m starving’
define end-stop line
full stop at end of poetry line
define enjambment
continuing a sentence onto the next line without a break
define caesura
a line pause near the middle of a line of poetry
define exclamative
!
define modal verb
suggests obligation or likelihood; must, could, should, would
define haptics (only drama)
touch
define proxemics (only drama)
movement in relation to objects/characters
define kinesics (only drama)
expression/body language
define mise-en-scene(only drama)
placement of objects and people in a scene
define epithet
attached characteristic; ‘legitimate Edgar’ or ‘Edmund the base’
define adjacency pair
question and response
define anaphora
repeated beginning of a sentence; I believe… I believe, I believe
define participle
verb as an adjective; let sleeping dogs lie
define colloquialism
slang/phrases
define superlatives
words ending in -est
define monosyllabic
consists of one syllable
define polysyllabic
consists of more than one syllable
define polysemic
word with more than one meaning
define litotes
ironic understatment
define 1st person pronoun
I, me, my, mine, we, ours
define 2 nd person pronoun
you, your, yours
define 3 rd person pronoun
she, her, hers /he, him, his
define 2nd/3rd person adress
when the narrator to talking to them in 2nd/3rd
define motif
recurring images, quotes, or concepts
define epigram
short quote which begins suggesting one thing and switches at the end in an ironic/humorous way
define epigraph
short quote/sentence at the beginning of a piece of writing that is suggested to be elaborated on throughout the text
define syndetic listing
with conjunctions (and)
define asyndetic listing
with commas or semi-colons
define quatrains
stanza with four lines
define octave
stanza with eight lines
define sestet
stanza with six lines
define antithesis
two ideas that directly contrast that are separated (‘it was the best of times, it was the worst of times’)
define paradox
statement that contradicts itself (‘my weakness is my strength’ or ‘i am always lying’ - wait so is that a lie then?)
define synecdoche
figure of speech that refers to a whole thing (‘the pen is mightier than the sword’)
define metonymy
metaphor/saying involving the personification of an object (‘the crown will find an heir’)
define chiasmus
sentence where two words in the first half are criss-crossed in the second (‘all for one, and one for all’)
define characterisation
literary devices used to suggest personality traits, motives and private thoughts
define foreshadowing
literary devices used to hint at events yet to come
define analepsis
flashback
define prolepsis
flashforward
define allegorical
writing has a suggested wider meaning and message
define sonnet
iambic pentameter (10 beats per line) and 14 lines suggesting love
define soliloquy
character speaks directly to the audience, sharing innermost thoughts (no other characters can listen)
define epistolary
novel written in letters
define rhyming couplets
AABBCCDD
define fragmentation
broken up
define caesura
line broken in half
define enjamberment
line runs onto the next
define free verse
no rhyme or structure
