Visual Imagery Flashcards
1
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A way of describing something symbolically, using words to create a picture in the readers imagination.
A
Imagery
2
Q
Comparison using like or as.
A
Simile
3
Q
A comparison where something is said to be something that isn’t literally true.
A
Metaphor
4
Q
Giving something inhuman, human qualities.
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Personification
5
Q
Often objects, colours, sounds and places work as symbols.
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Symbolism
6
Q
A tone/mood/atmosphere that is created through descriptions of nature or the weather.
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Pathetic fallacy
7
Q
An association attached to a word or phrase in addition to its dictionary definition.
A
Connotations
8
Q
A set of words related in meaning fields are defined by subject matter.
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Semantic field
