English language techniques Flashcards 4
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What is a parody?
A parody is a form of humor that spoofs — or satirizes — something using the same form. For example, shows like “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show” parody newscasts by doing fake newscasts that look like the real thing.
What are the three forms of person and what do they mean?
first person (I/we), second person (you), and third person (he/she/it/they).
What is perspective?
a narrator’s or character’s particular worldview, beliefs, and attitudes that shape how they perceive events, characters, and the world within a story
What is personification?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What are plosive consonants?
The sounds that are generally associated with the letters p, t, k, b, d, g in English words such pat, kid, bag are examples of plosives.
What is repetition?
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
“her comments are worthy of repetition”
What is representation?
Representation is the way ideas are ‘re-presented’ to readers
what is satire?
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity
What is setting?
: the time, place, and circumstances in which something occurs or develops.
hyperbole
literary technique which involves over emphasising something to cause a more effective response in the reader.
