English revision Flashcards
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Figurative language
language that represents one thing in terms of something dissimilar (non literal language) Includes:
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Symbolism
Flashback
the method of returning to an earlier point of for the propose of making the present clearer
Foreshadowing
hint of what is to come in a literary work
Genre
type of category to which a literary work belongs
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration to add meaning
Idiom
a combination of words that have a different meaning to the individual words themselves
Imagenery
language that appeals to the five senses
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Metophor
an implied comparison between dissimilar object without the words like or as
Motif
a recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme
Onomatopoeia
use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning e.g. ‘‘hiss’’
Oxymoron
phrase that consists of two contradictory words e.g. ‘‘living dead’’
Paradox
a statement that seems contradictory but may reveal a truth e.g. ‘‘She was alone in the crowd’’
Parody
A literary work that imitates the characteristic style of an author or a work for comic effect or ridicule
Personification
Giving something non human human attributes
Plot
The sequence of events in a literary work
Point of view
The vantage point that a literary work is told
Protagonist
the main character in a literary work
Rhyme
repetition of similar or identical sounds at the end of a word
Rhyme Scheme
the pattern of rhyme among lines of poemes e.g. ABAB CDCD EE
Satire
A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision or wit
Setting
The time and place of a literary work
Simile
a direct comparison between dissimilar objects using like or as
Soliloquy
a dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
