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Abstract noun

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A name to describe things that have no physical qualities

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Active voice

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A grammatical structure in which the subject is the actors of the sentence

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Adjective

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A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

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Adverb

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A word that modifies verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions and prepositions

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same sound in the initial position in the sequence of words

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Alternate rhyme

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Lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line

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Asyndetic listing

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The omission of co-ordinating conjunctions as a feature of rhetorical style

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Auxiliary verbs

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A verb that precedes another verb

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Clause

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A group of words usually with a finite verb which is structurally larger than a phrase

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Caesura

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A mid-line pause

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Collective noun

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A name that refers to a group of people, animals or things

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Comment clause

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A commonly occurring phrase in speech

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Concrete noun

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A name for every day objects

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Complex sentence

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A sentence made up of one main and one or more subordinate or dependent clause

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Compound adjectives

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An adjective made up of two words joined by a hyphen

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Compound sentence

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A sentence made up of at least two main clauses joined together by a co-ordinating conjunction

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Connotations

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The associations attached to a word in addition to its dictionary definition

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Co-ordinating conjunction

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A word that joins elements of equal rank

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Couplet

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A two line verse

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Dactyl

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A unit of poetic meter constraining one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllable

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Declarative mood

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A mood used to express a statement

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Dependent/subordinate clause

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A group of words which add extra information to the independent main clause

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Dialogue

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Language interaction with two or more participants

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Discourse

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The study of spoken language

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Double negatives

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A structure in which more than one negative is used

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Dynamic verbs

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A verb that expressed an action rather than a state

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Enjambment

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Run-on lines

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Exclamatory mood

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A mood that expresses strong emotion

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Fillers

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Words used when hesitating in speech

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Foregrounding

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A change in the structure of the sentence to place emphasis on an opening sentence elements

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Form

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The structure and shape of the text

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Fricatives

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Sounds where air escapes through a small passage

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration used to heighten feeling and intensity

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Iambic

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A unit of poetic meter containing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable

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Imagery

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A descriptive or metaphorical use of language to create a vivid picture

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Imperative mood

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A mood that expresses a command

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Independent main clause

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The group of words which carries the core meaning of the sentence

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Internal rhyme

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Where the rhyming sound occurs within a line of verse

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Interrogative mood

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A mood expressing a question

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Intonation

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The quality or tone of the voice in speech

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Juxtaposition

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To place two or more things side to side

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Lexical set

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A group of words joined by similarities

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Lexis

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The term used to describe the vocabulary of a language

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Metaphor

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A description which does not compare one thing with another but actually becomes the other

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Mode of address

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The point of view of the text

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Non-standard lexis

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Any variety that does jot conform to the standard form as used by society

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Noun

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A naming word

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Onomatopoeia

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The term used to denote words that imitate sounds

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Oxymoron

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The use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase

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Parallelism

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The patterning of pairs of sounds, words or structures to create a sense of balance

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Passive voice

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A grammatical structure in which the subject and object can change places in order to alter the focus of a sentence

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Pathetic Fallacy

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When the environment mirrors emotions

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Personification

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A device in which the non-human is given personal and human qualities

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Phonology

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The study of sound

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Phrase

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A group of words that has no finite verb

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Plosives

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Sounds which release a sudden burst of air

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Preposition

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A word that shows relationships between nouns or pronouns

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Proper nouns

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A name of a distinctive person, place or other unique references

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Quatrain

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A four-line verse

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Repetition

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Saying the same thing more than once

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Rhythm

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The pattern of syllables and stresses within poetry

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Sentence mood

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The mood of the sentence

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Sibilants

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Consonant sounds articulated with a hissing sound

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Simile

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A device which directly compared two things using like or as

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Simple sentence

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An independent main clause

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Stanza

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The division of lines in a poem, also called a verse

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Stative verbs

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Verbs that express state of being or processes

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Subordinating conjunctions

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A conjunctions used to introduce a subordinate clause

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Superlative

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A word that emphasises the extremes

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Syntax

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The study of the relation between words in a sentence

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Tetrameter

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A unit of poetic meter containing four feet

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Themes

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The recurring ideas and images in a text

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Tone

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The style or voice the text is written in

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Verbs

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Words that express states, actions or processes

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Verse type

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The type of poem

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Vocatives

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The words used to name or refer to people when talking to them

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Volta

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The turning point in a sonnet

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