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Question 1

alliteration

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repetition of the same sounds e.g. the slimy snake slithered slowly

Question 2

plosive alliteration

Answer 2

repetition of p and b sounds

Question 3

sibilant alliteration

Answer 3

repetition of s sounds

Question 4

dental alliteration

Answer 4

repetition of d and t sounds

Question 5

guttural alliteration

Answer 5

repetition of g r and c sounds

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fricative alliteration

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repetition of f ph and v sounds

Question 7

assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

Question 8

adjective

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a describing word eg blue, enormous etc

Question 9

allusion

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brief recognisable reference to a person event or place

Question 10

ambiguity

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when there is more than one possible meaning or when there is more than one possible interpretation

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antithesis

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when ideas in a text contrast or oppose each other

Question 12

assonance

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the repetition of the same vowel sounds eg fat and cat

Question 13

asyndetic listing

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a list using commas

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attitudes

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the opinions in the text

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binary opposites

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elements of a text that are complete opoosites eg hot/cold

Question 16

caesura

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a mid-line pause in verse

Question 17

colloquial language

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informal language, often slang eg nicked or pinched instead of stole

Question 18

connotations

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the implied associations you can get from words

Question 19

consonance

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the repetition of double consonants in the middle of words eg id better buy more butter before i go out and post these letters

Question 20

context

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things outside the text which may shape its meaning eg when it was written and by who

Question 21

declarative mood

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a sentence that expresses a statement eg he stood out there, waiting

Question 22

definite article

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the

Question 23

dialect

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a language style associated with a particular geographical region

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direct address

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speaking directly to someone eg the reader using you

Question 25

dysphemism

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the opposite of euphemism. an unnecessarily extreme way of saying something, not usually socially appropriate eg your husband had his head blown off and there was blood everywhere

Question 26

ellipsis

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the use of dot dot dot

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enjambment

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when a sentence in a poem runs on to the next line or stanza without the interruption of punctuation

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epistolatory

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a novel written in letters. can include documents such as diaries as well

Question 29

euphemism

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an inoffensive word substituted in place of a hurtful one eg passed away instead of died

Question 30

first person

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i we our us

Question 31

form

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the overall structure and shape of the text

Question 32

hyperbole

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exaggeration eg the pain of twenty thousand daggers stabbing me in the heart

Question 33

iambic pentameter

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10 syllables in a line with unstress/stress pattern

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imagery

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a descriptive or metaphorical use of language to create a vivid picture

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imperative mood

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a sentence that expresses a demand

Question 36

indefinite article

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a

Question 37

interrogative mood

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a sentence that expresses a command eg pick that up

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juxtaposition

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placing together some elements of text or photo for effect. could be complementary or contrasting

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lexical field

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same as semantic field

Question 40

metaphor

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when something is said to be something else eg dark green pebbles for eyes

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metre

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regulated rhythm

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modal verb

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expressed a degree of possibility or necessity eg could might should may

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monologue

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one person speaking

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monosyllabic lexis

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single-syllable words eg how could you

Question 45

motif

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a recurring theme or symbol

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noun

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a naming word eg chair or penguin

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onomatopoeia

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words that sound like the noise they are describing eg buzz

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oxymoron

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when contrasting terms are combined; opposites eg definitely maybe

Question 49

pathetic fallacy

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the attribution of human feelings to objects in nature, especially weather

Question 50

personification

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when something takes on human characteristics eg the car looked at me

Question 51

plosive language

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the use of powerful letters like b and p. sounds created when your mouth has to fully close

Question 52

polysyllabic lexis

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more than one syllable in each word eg very very pretty

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polysyndeton

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a list or series of words, phrases or clauses that is connected with the repeated use of the same conjunction. the most common conjunctions used with polysyndeton are and and or

Question 54

pronoun

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a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence eg you me i they

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repetition

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saying the same thing more than once

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rhetorical question

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a question which does not necessarily require an answer eg how could you do this to me

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second person

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you

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semantic field

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a group of words used in the same topic eg the semantic field of an ocean includes words such as blue water waves

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sibilance

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repetition of the letter s

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simile

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when something is like something else eg sharp as a dagger

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soliloquy

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an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play

Question 62

sonnet

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14 line poem with alternating rhyme scheme and final two lines of rhyming couplets

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staccato

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disjointed, rapid, sharp speech or writing, with each sound sharply detached or separated eg gas! gas! quick boys!

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stanza

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a 'verse' in a poem

Question 65

stereotype

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conventional idea or image of a character or thing

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stichomythic dialogue

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rapidly alternating lines of dialogue

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stress

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where the emphasis is in a word or sentence

Question 68

superlatives

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a word that emphasises the extremes eg best or worst

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syndetic listing

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a list using the word and eg mum and dad and the dog

Question 70

syntax

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word order

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tautology

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when the same thing is said twice eg reverse back or stupid idiot

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third person

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him her he she it

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tricolon

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listing of three items to build momentum eg cry god for harry, england and st george

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verb

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a doing word eg run

Question 75

volta

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the turning point of a poem especially in a sonnet