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Abstract Noun

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A naming word for an idea, concept or state of being or belief.
E.g. Tiredness, sadness or politics.

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Proper Noun

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A naming word for specific example of a common noun.

E.g. Bill, France

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Verb

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A doing word.

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Active Verb

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A word that represents a physical action.

E.g. Running, kissing

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Stative Verb

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A word that represents a process that is often only mental.

E.g. Thinking, believing

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Auxiliary Verb

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A verb that has to be used with another verb in order to create the future tense.
E.g. DID you go? I AM going.

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Modal Verb

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An auxiliary verb that expresses a degree of either possibility or necessity.
E.g. Might, must, should, may.

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Adjective

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A describing word that modifies a noun.

E.g. PINK Car.

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Adverb

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A describing word that modifies all types of word, excluding nouns.
E.g. QUICKLY She ran.

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Superlative

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An adjective that displays the most extreme value of its quality.
E.g. Most, Biggest, Smallest (Commonly end with “est”)

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Comparative

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An adjective that relates one thing in some way to another and usually ends in ‘er’.
E.g. Bigger, Smaller, Quicker

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Definite Article

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The.

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Indefinite Article

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A or An.

E.g. It’s A miracle

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Pronoun

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A word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence
E.g. He, She, Him, Her, It, They
(Self-Reflective Pronoun: I, Me)

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First-Person Pronoun

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I

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First-Person Plural

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We, Our, Us

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Second-Person Pronoun

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You

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Third-Person Pronoun

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Him, Her,

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Third-Person Plural

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Them, Those

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Possessive Pronoun

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(1st, 2nd or 3rd Person Depending) My, Mine, His, Hers, Theirs.

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Demonstrative Pronoun

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This, That, Those.

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Lexis

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Vocabulary

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Imperative

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Issuing a Command

E.g. BUY this now, JOIN the cause, DO the right thing, PUT the flower into the bowl

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Declarative

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Making a statement, using a statistic

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Interrogative
A question
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Exclamatory
When a sentence coveys a strong sense of emotion, alarm or dramatic headline in order to get the readers attention
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Common Noun
A naming word for a thing that is tangible. | Example. Chair
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Register
The level of formality in a text.
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Tenor
The tone or the relationship between the author and the reader.
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Attitudes
The opinions expressed in a text
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Content
What the text is about
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Context
Things outside the text that may shape its meaning | E.g. When it was written, who wrote it
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Form
The structure and shape of a text.
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Themes
The reoccurring ideas and images in a text.
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Colloquialism
Informal language usage | E.g. Bloke, Fella
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Exclamation
One word sentence (always a minor sentence with a ! At the end)
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Ellipses
When parts of a written structure are missing, in texts this is indicated by ... (Significant pause)
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Syntax
The way the words form sentences (ordering of them to create meaning).
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Parenthesis
Extra bit of information in brackets or hyphen.
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Hipophora
When there's an answer immediately after a rhetorical question E.g. "Is this movie good? Yes!"
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Hyperbole
Deliberate overreaction for effect. | E.g. "Waiting an eternity"
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Themes
The Recurring ideas and images in a text
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Colloquialism
Informal language usage
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Exclamation
a one word sentence (always a minor sentence) with a ! at the end
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Ellipsis
when parts of written structure are missing. In texts, sometimes they are indicated by ... this denotes a significant pause
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Syntax
the way words form sentences
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Parenthesis
an aside within a text created by sectioning off extra information between brackets or hyphens
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Hypophora
when a rhetorical question is answered "is this amazing? yes!"
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Hyberbole
deliberate over-exaggeration of things for effect
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Litotes
deliberate downplaying of things for effect
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Patterning
the creation of patterns in a text for deliberate effect
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Tricolon
grouping in threes, either through repetition or structures.
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Pre-modification
a descriptive technique where descriptive words are used before the word they are describing E.g. the BIG, FAT, lady
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Post-modification
a descriptive technique where the descriptive words come after the thing they are describing E.g the lady, BIG and FAT
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Metaphor
a comparison that states that something is something else | E.g. "I'm a demon driver"
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Simile
a comparison that states that something is 'like' or 'as' something else E.g. "I drive like a demon
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Synecdoche
a metaphor that states that something is only a small constituent part of itself E.g. "Being behind BARS" (prison)
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Analogy
explaining something in terms of something else | E.g. "He is like a rock" - he is hard
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Allusion
to refer to something indirectly or metaphorically
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Pathetic Fallacy
when the environment or weather mirrors emotions.
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Extended metaphor
when a metaphor continues throughout a text with recurring references to the compared item
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Lexis
WORD
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Semantics
the meaning of words
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Archaism
a word that, over time, has fallen out of common usage.
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Juxtaposition
the placing together of elements (whether text, image etc) for some conscious effect, whether that be complimentary or contrasting E.g. (beauty and ugliness / good and bad)
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Antithesis
when ideas contrast or oppose one another; a semantic contrast in text. Often used in reasoned arguments to create emphasized argument. E.g. “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” - Neil Armstrong
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Binary Opposites
elements of a text that hold opposite ends of a theoretical scale. E.g. big/small hot/cold loud/quiet
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Oxymoron
the use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase | E.g. "Peaceful war" "Hot ice"
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Collocations
words that, through usage, go naturally together. We collectively understand that they are all inextricably linked E.g. "Salt and Vinegar", "Knife and Fork"
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Phonological Features
any devices that relate to sound | E.g. Alliteration
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Assonance
the repetition of vowel sounds | E.g. "wear a HOOD while you chop the WOOD GOOD"
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Consonance
the repetition of double consonants in the middle of words | E.g. "I BETTER get more BUTTER before I go to post this LETTER"
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Ambiguity
Where there can be one or more possible meaning attached to an item or story.
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Compound Word
a word created by utilizing two existing words, separated by a hyphen E.g. Bone-headed
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Clipping
``` a colloquial (informal) omission of parts of words to create a more casual alternative E.g. Fridge, Pram ```
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Stereotype
a label for a social group, using certain characteristics of a social group and associating it to everyone within the grouping.
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Taboo Language
words that are seen as unacceptable or impolite in civilized society E.g. Swear words/politically incorrect
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Connotation
the associations that can be obtained from words.
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Denotation
a words literal meaning.
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Euphemism
a polite way of saying something that isn't considered socially appropriate E.g. "I need a tinkle" "she's pushing up daisies"
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Dysphesism
an unnecessarily extreme way of saying something, not normally socially appropriate, could contain taboo language or too much information. E.g. "I need a shit" "she blew her brains right out, there wasn't much left of her skull"
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Idiom
a saying, often a cliche where the words that make up the saying do not have the same meaning as the overall semantic effect. E.g. "I'm over the moon" "You're having a laugh"
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Semantic Shift
the shift in a words meaning over time | E.g. "Sick" - used to just mean illness, now also refers to something positive.

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