The Creation Of Images Flashcards
Connotation
The association, ideas and images conjured by a particular word
Simile
A comparison that is formed by using the words “like” or “as”
Metaphor
Making a comparison by asserting one thing in another
Anthromorphism
Imagery that gives human qualities to animals, objects or Gods
Zoomorphic
The use of imagery relating to animals
Euphemism
A mild or indirect word or phrase used in place of a direct or harsh expression
Dysphemism
A derogatory or unpleasant term used instead of a pleasant or neutral one. Eg “cancer stick”
Idiom
A common expression that has a different meaning to the actual words in the phrase. Eg “it’s raining cats and dogs”
Personification
The attribution of human characteristics to something non-human
Synaesthesia
An authors blending of human senses to describe something
Semantic field
A collection of words which are related to one another because they’re connected by the same topic
Pathetic fallacy
The natural world is treated as though it has human emotions
Oxymoron
The combination of contradictory words that have opposing meanings, they’re very close together in an oxymoron
Antithesis
The use of images that are direct opposites within a text
Symbolism
When a writer uses one thing to represent another
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or phrases
Litotes
A form of an understatement
Tautology
The repetition of words that are identical or very close in meaning
Foils
When one character contrasts powerfully with another
Literary allusion
A deliberate, purposeful reference to one literary text within another text
Classical allusion
A deliberate, purposeful reference to Greek or Roman mythology
Cultural allusion
A deliberate, purposeful reference made to an aspect of culture
Edenic imagery
Imagery that relates to portrayals of the biblical Eden
Infernal imagery
Imagery that relates to the portrayals of Hell
Mechanistic imagery
Any type of image that relates to machinery in some way
Sylvan imagery
Imagery related to forests or woodlands
Gothic imagery
Gothic images are unsettling, dark, startling and melodramatic
Informal register
The register we tend to use with acquaintances
Formal register
The register we use in more formal situations
Frozen register
The register that is used in extremely formal situations
Interjection
An exclamatory word or phrase such as “ah!” Or “oh no!”
Divergence
When individuals speak using very different registers and/or features of speech - can distance or dislike
