Terms (Techniques - Language)

Question 1

Allegory

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A story, character, place or event is used to convey a hidden meaning about real world events or issues

Question 2

Allusion

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An indirect reference to another event, person or work which the writer assumes the reader is familiar with

Question 3

Archetype

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• The first real example or prototype of something
• An ideal model
• The perfect image of

Question 4

Bathos

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A sudden change in tone

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Biblical

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Language that relates to the Bible and so has religious connotations

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Connotation

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An impression, idea, or feeling associated with a word or phrase beyond its literal meaning

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Dichotomy

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A division or contrast between two opposed things

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Epitome

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A perfect example of

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Foreshadowing

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An author suggests certain plot developments that might come later in the play

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Grotesque

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Ugly and distorted, physically or figuratively, in a repulsive way

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Hyperbole

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An exaggeration

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Ideology

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A system of beliefs and ideals

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Imagery

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Use of language which is visually descriptive or symbolic

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Motif

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An element that reoccurs, such as a word, phrase, idea, image, action, character or symbol that appears throughout the play

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Oxymoron

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A form of paradox that combines a pair of contrasting terms into a single expression (e.g. bittersweet)

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Pathetic fallacy

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When human emotions or characteristics are given to nature or weather

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Personification

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Giving something non-human, a human trait, capability or personality

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Semantic field

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When a writer employs multiple words which are similar

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Sibilance

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The repetition of “s” sounds close together

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Simile

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Comparing using “like” or “as”