Features Of Style/writing Flashcards
(39 cards)
Alliteration
Words beginning with the same letter.creates musical harmony
Analogy
An illustration that uses a comparison with something similar
Analytical style
Analyses an argument/theory/thesis/opinion
Anecdotal style/anecdotes
Anecdotes are stories from personal experience
Antithesis
Contrast/difference
Argumentative style
Writer presents an argument
Assonance
Use of long and slow vowel sounds
Autobiographical style
Writing about one’s own life
Bombastic style
Excessive or exaggerated
Colloquial style/colloquialism
Informal language appropriate to conversation
Descriptive style
This is an emphasis on description with the use of images and adjectives
Direct style
The writer is assertive and presents a strong and definite opinion.It gives authority to what is written and is usually convincing
Didactic style
The writer seeks to educate and instruct the reader.contains a moral or message
Euphemistic style
A sentence that softens or tones down a direct/blunt statement
Fable
A story containing a message conveyed through animal characters
Factual style
Uses many details/dates/statistics
Figurated
(Metaphors,similes,personification):this creates a vivid impact
Forceful verbs:
Action words containing power,energy,violence.it creates a tension-filled tone
Humour
The writer is funny.it adds entertainment to a piece of writing and the audience can relate to it
Hyperbole
Exaggeration
Image
Any description that appeals to the other senses.visual/tactile/gustatory/aural
Interrogative style
A passage/text that asks/poses many questions and usually answers them in the same piece
Irony
The opposite of what is expected; the difference between apparently and reality
Listing
Elaborates on the point and reinforces it in an effective and persuasive manner