Extract Terminology Flashcards
What is an Adveribial of Time?
Saying when something happened e.g. today, now, tomorrow etc.
What is an Adverbial of Place?
Saying where something happened
What is an Adverbial of frequency
Always, sometimes, never etc
What is Analepsis?
A flashback to the past
What is Anaphora?
A series of sentences or phrases that begin with the same word
What is Epiphora?
A series of sentences or phrases that end with the same word
What is Authorial Bias?
When an author presents the story in a biased way
What is Blasphemous Language?
Words that might be considered ungodly or offensive e.g. christ, hell, goddam ect
What is Colloquial Language?
Informal, casual language often found in this novel
What are Declaratives?
Statements
What is Dialect?
The way in which people speak based on the area they come from
What is Direct Speech?
Normal speech within quotation marks
What is Dramatic Irony?
When the reader is aware of things that the characters aren’t
What is Euphemism?
A polite, understated way of saying something which might otherwise sound inappropriate or blunt
What are Expletives?
Swear words
What is Factual Style of Writing?
The inclusion of many facts as used by Capote, this adds realism, gives us the feeling that we were there too
What is Foregrounding?
When a writer deliberately draws the readers attention to something
What is Foreshadowing?
Hinting at events later on in the story
What is Free Indirect Speech?
Speech without speech marks, often used to describe a characters thoughts
What is an Intensifier?
A word which comes before the noun in a sentence to add more emphasis
What are Interrogatives?
Questions
What is Intalicised Language?
Anything written in italics, often used for emphasis
What is Juxtaposition?
When a writer deliberately placed two characters or events side by side
What is a Syndetic List?
A list of items with and before the final one
