Language Techniques Flashcards

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Connotations

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Meaning that is suggested, rather than literal

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Metaphor

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Personification

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Simile

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Symbolism

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Alliteration

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Using words with the same initial sound in quick succession

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Irony

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Allusion

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Anaphora

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Emotive Lnaugage

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Generalisation

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Hyperbole

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Inclusive language

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Repetition

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Rhetorical Question

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Expert Opinion

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Jargon

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Statistics

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Anecdote

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dialogue

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diction (choice of words)

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Juxtaposition/contrast

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sentence length

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paragraphing

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imagery

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connotations (pos/neg)

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gaze

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body language

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facial expression

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