analysis techniques

Question 1

tone

Answer 1

attitude of the narrator

Question 2

diction

Answer 2

word choice

Question 3

modality

Answer 3

lv of certainty of language ( must, might, should, maybe ..)

Question 4

imperative language

Answer 4

an authoritative command

Question 5

voice

Answer 5

perspective of the narrator or speaker: 1st 2nd or 3rd person

Question 6

allusion

Answer 6

a reference to something outside of the text

Question 7

metaphor

Answer 7

direct comparison of an object to something else

Question 8

simile

Answer 8

indirect comparison of an object to something else

Question 9

personification

Answer 9

human-like description of a non-human like object

Question 10

pathetic fallacy

Answer 10

the attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature

Question 11

visual imagery

Answer 11

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sight

Question 12

auditory imagery

Answer 12

details that appeal to the sense of sound

Question 13

olfactory imagery

Answer 13

descriptive language that appeals to the sense of smell

Question 14

kinesthetic imagery

Answer 14

language that creates a sense of motion

Question 15

symbol

Answer 15

something that stands for an abstract idea

Question 16

alliteration

Answer 16

repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Question 17

assonance

Answer 17

repetition of vowel sounds

Question 18

consonance

Answer 18

repetition of consonant sounds

Question 19

sibilance

Answer 19

hissing sounds

Question 20

rhyme

Answer 20

repetition of sounds at the end of words

Question 21

cacophony

Answer 21

harsh sounds (opp. of rhymeand melody)

Question 22

onomatopoeia

Answer 22

a word that imitates the sound it represents

Question 23

repetition

Answer 23

said again and again (ANYTHING)

Question 24

anaphora

Answer 24

the repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses

Question 25

listing

Answer 25

this, this, that, and this

Question 26

enjambment

Answer 26

a run-on line pf poetry in which logical and grammatical sense carries over from one line into the next

Question 27

endstop

Answer 27

the poetic line ends with a punctuation mark

Question 28

caesura

Answer 28

a pause or sudden break in a line of poetry

Question 29

stanza length

Answer 29

how long a stanza is

Question 30

line break

Answer 30

where a line ends

Question 31

verbal irony

Answer 31

saying one thing but meaning another

Question 32

dramatic irony

Answer 32

irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play

Question 33

juxtaposition

Answer 33

placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons and contrast

Question 34

hyperbole

Answer 34

an exaggeration

Question 35

paradox

Answer 35

a statement that seems contradictory but actually contains a hidden truth

Question 36

oxymoron

Answer 36

a combination of contradictory terms

Question 37

antithesis

Answer 37

a balancing of two opposite or contrasting words, phrases, or clauses

Question 38

syntax

Answer 38

arrangement of words in phrases and sentences

Question 39

asyndeton

Answer 39

leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, clauses

Question 40

polysyndeton

Answer 40

deliberate use pf many conjunctions

Question 41

rhetorical question

Answer 41

a question asked merely for effect with no answer expected

Question 42

internal monologue

Answer 42

private sensations, thoughts, and emotions of a character

Question 43

dramatic monologue

Answer 43

a poem in which a speaker addresses a silent listener

Question 44

foil character

Answer 44

a character who is used as a contrast to another character; the contrast emphasises the differences between the two characters, bringing out distinctive qualities in each.

Question 45

character