Language Techniques (Also For Language Creative Writing)

Question 1

Sibilance technique

Answer 1

Repetition of ‘s’ sounds

Question 2

Plosives technique

Answer 2

Sounds that are generally associated with letters p, t, k, b, d, g

Question 3

Asyndetic / syndetic tetracolon/ tricolon technique

Answer 3

Asyndetic tricolon: list of 3 words without any conjunction
Syndetic tricolon: list of 3 words with conjunctions

Asyndetic tetracolon: list of 4 words without any conjunction
Syndetic tetracolon: list of 4 words with conjunctions

Question 4

Emotive verb/adjective/noun technique

Answer 4

Verb/adjective/noun that conveys an emotion
Example “cried”

Question 5

Ambiguity technique

Answer 5

Method of storytelling in which writers purposefully write in a vague or ambiguous manner to add a layer of complexity

Question 6

Humour technique

Answer 6

Makes audiences laugh, or that intends to induce amusement or laughter

Question 7

Black humour technique

Answer 7

Making amusement from particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss

Question 8

Modal verbs technique

Answer 8

Verb that shows possibility
Example: could, would, might

Question 9

Simile technique

Answer 9

Comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Example: as brave as a lion

Question 10

Metaphor technique

Answer 10

Describes something by saying it’s something else
Example: he was a goal scoring machine

Question 11

Gothic trope technique

Answer 11

Examples:
Crows or ravens, bats, howling wolves, clanking chains
Secret passages, tunnels
Crumbling, decaying ruins of church or state, orphanages

Question 12

Assonance technique

Answer 12

Same or similar vowel sound is repeated

Question 13

Consonance technique

Answer 13

Uses sounds of similar consonants in words, a sentence or phrase

Question 14

Superlative words technique

Answer 14

Words used to describe a noun when comparing it to two or more nouns to the highest or lowest degree
Example: Biggest, smallest

Question 15

Verbs technique

Answer 15

Conveys an action, an occurrence, or a state of being
Example: Eating

Question 16

Epistrophe technique

Answer 16

Punctuation splitting the sentence evenly in half

Question 17

Kinaesthetic language technique

Answer 17

Conveys a lot of movement

Question 18

Olfactory language technique

Answer 18

Language associated with sense of smell

Question 19

Tactile language technique

Answer 19

Language associated with sense of touch

Question 20

Gustatory language technique

Answer 20

Language associated with sense of taste

Question 21

Auditory language technique

Answer 21

Language associated with sense of hearing

Question 22

Visual language technique

Answer 22

Language associated with sense of seeing

Question 23

Utopia technique

Answer 23

Employs its playfulness in a pretty systematic way

Question 24

Dystopia technique

Answer 24

Exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political system

Question 25

Fricative sounds technique

Answer 25

Alliteration of a consonant sound, such as f or v

Question 26

Juxtaposition / sharp juxtaposition technique

Answer 26

2 contrasting things placed directly next to each other

Question 27

Bathos technique

Answer 27

Sharp anticlimax

Question 28

Dehumanification technique

Answer 28

Where a characters human identity is removed

Question 29

Collective pronoun / pronoun technique

Answer 29

Names something that has many members or parts Eg. we, our

Question 30

Comparative words technique

Answer 30

Example: brighter and harder

Question 31

Imperative verbs technique

Answer 31

Verbs that give a command to the person being addressed

Question 32

Questioning technique

Answer 32

Where questions are asked

Question 33

Anthropomorphism technique

Answer 33

Attributes human characteristics to non-human entities, like animals and plants, or inanimate objects, like stars or machines

Question 34

Deification technique

Answer 34

When an idea is made to appear holy or sacred

Question 35

Objectification technique

Answer 35

Gives an idea physical properties, for example by using close metaphors like the 'mind as a computer'

Question 36

Zoomorphism technique

Answer 36

Assign animal qualities to a non-animal subject, like a human being, inanimate object, or idea

Question 37

Personification technique

Answer 37

Emphasise a non-human's characteristics by describing them with human attributes

Question 38

Gerund verb technique

Answer 38

ing verbs Example: eating

Question 39

Abstract noun technique

Answer 39

Nouns that cannot be quantified Examples: Love, concept, experience, courage, judgement, probability, freedom and soul

Question 40

Hyperbole technique

Answer 40

Rhetorical and literary technique where an author or speaker intentionally uses exaggeration and overstatement for emphasis and effect

Question 41

Melodrama technique (for plays only)

Answer 41

Uses exaggeration and stereotyped characters to appeal to the audience's emotions

Question 42

Short snappy sentence type (and stichomithia for plays)

Answer 42

Sentence under 3 words

Question 43

Long breathless sentence type

Answer 43

Very long sentence: around 15 words long Quote in essays with 3 words at the start, ellipses(…), and 3 words the end

Question 44

Complex sentence type

Answer 44

Made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause connected to each other with a subordinating conjunction

Question 45

Monosyllabic sentence type

Answer 45

1 word sentence, such as: “Yes.” ‘’No.’’

Question 46

Anacoluthon sentence type

Answer 46

When a speaker begins a sentence in a way that implies a certain logical resolution and then ends it differently "I will have such revenges on you both, That all the world shall―I will do such things, What they are, yet I know not."

Question 47

Chiasmus sentence type

Answer 47

Two-part sentence or phrase, where the second part is a mirror image of the first Example: “foul is fair and fair is foul”

Question 48

Imagery of … sentence type

Question 49

Exclamative sentence type

Answer 49

Exclamatory sentence, also known as an exclamation sentence or an exclamative clause, is a statement that expresses strong emotion. It ends with an exclamation mark. (!)

Question 50

Iambic pentameter sentence type

Answer 50

Each line has five sets of two beats, the first beat is unstressed and the second beat is stressed. E.g. "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Used to mimic heartbeat

Question 51

Aposiopesis (for plays)

Answer 51

Portrays its users as overcome with passion (fear, anger, excitement) or modesty. To mark the occurrence of aposiopesis with punctuation, an em-rule (—) or an ellipsis (...) may be used. Eg. "Get out, or else—!"

Question 52

Lexical field

Answer 52

Words used in a text that relate to each other

Question 53

Reverse pschycology

Answer 53

Example: better to ask for the earth than to take the earth

Question 54

Extended metaphor

Answer 54

When a whole sentence acts like a metaphor.

Question 55

Factual language

Answer 55

Plain facts spoken in the play or narrative.

Question 56

Quiproquo in drama

Answer 56

Misunderstanding between characters

Question 57

Triadic structure

Answer 57

Example: to show holy trinity, such as truth

Question 58

Hyphenated sentence type

Answer 58

—

Question 59

Sarcasm

Answer 59

Speaks in a patronising manner

Question 60

Dramatic irony

Answer 60

When the audience know more than the characters in the play

Question 61

Duallogue vs Dialogue

Answer 61

Duallogue between only 2 characters Dialogue between 2 or more characters

Question 62

Parallel phrasing

Answer 62

2 things happening at same time

Question 63

Temporal markers

Answer 63

Phrase conveying time

Question 64

Hubris as a character

Answer 64

Character’s overconfidence

Question 65

Mercantile diction

Answer 65

Of or relating to merchants or trade / money.

Question 66

Ellipses

Answer 66

Used to create dramatic tension

Question 67

Semantic field

Answer 67

Group of words that have the same meaning

Question 68

Cyclical structure

Answer 68

When a text ends in the same way it begins

Question 69

Characters that resonate at the same emotional wavelength

Question 70

Compounded adjectives

Answer 70

Combination of two or more words which can perform the role of an adjective in a sentence.

Question 71

Anaphora

Answer 71

Repeating words and phrases from time to time.

Question 72

Topographical marker

Answer 72

Word conveying place Eg. A public place

Question 73

Synaesthesia

Answer 73

Sound imagery