Appendix A : Lexis and Semantics

Question 1

Polysyllabic

Answer 1

Words with more than one syllable

Question 2

Register

Answer 2

The level of formality

Question 3

Slang

Answer 3

Informal, colloquial language

Question 4

Figurative language

Answer 4

Compares objects and concepts to create further meaning

Question 5

Semantic field

Answer 5

Words which have the same theme

Question 6

Jargon

Answer 6

Subject specific lexis

Question 7

Personification

Answer 7

Giving inanimate objects human qualities

Question 8

Polysyndeton

Answer 8

Repetition of ‘and’ in a sentence

Question 9

Dynamic verb

Answer 9

Verbs which show progressive action

Question 10

Anaphora

Answer 10

Repetition of lexis at the beginning of a clause

Question 11

Superlative

Answer 11

The best or worst something can be

Question 12

Tone

Answer 12

The attitude behind the voice

Question 13

Intensifier

Answer 13

Modify adjectives of adverbs by heightening the emotive context

Question 14

Monosyllabic

Answer 14

Single syllabled words

Question 15

Hyperbole

Answer 15

Exaggeration for effect

Question 16

Antithesis

Answer 16

Opposites within a clause

Question 17

Hypophora

Answer 17

Question answered by the speaker

Question 18

Repetition

Answer 18

Lexis/ grammar used more than once for effect

Question 19

Colloquial

Answer 19

Everyday language

Question 20

Emotive language

Answer 20

Lexis used to create a specific emotion in the reader

Question 21

Epistrophe

Answer 21

The repetition of lexis at the end of a clause

Question 22

Triplet

Answer 22

3 adjectives/ verbs in a sentence

Question 23

Apposition

Answer 23

A noun immediately followed by another noun for clarification

Question 24

Syntactic parallelism

Answer 24

Repetition of the same syntax

Question 25

Rhetorical question

Answer 25

Question that doesn’t require and answer

Question 26

Archaic

Answer 26

Old fashioned words that aren’t used in everyday language

Question 27

Noun

Answer 27

Person, place, thing, idea, etc

Question 28

Taboo language

Answer 28

Socially unacceptable language

Question 29

Adverb

Answer 29

A word which describes a verb

Question 30

Pronoun

Answer 30

Takes the place of a noun

Question 31

Adjective

Answer 31

Describing word

Question 32

Verb

Answer 32

Doing word

Question 33

Demotic *

Answer 33

Regular language

Question 34

Quantifier *

Answer 34

A word used with a noun to show an amount

Question 35

Article *

Answer 35

A word used to modify a noun