Q2-q4 Language Techniques Flashcards

1
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Alliteration

A

Two words near each other with a same letter

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2
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Soliloquy

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Act of a character speaking ones thoughts

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3
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Similie

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Comparison using like or as

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4
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Metaphor

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Describing one thing as it is something else

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5
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Pathetic fallacy

A

Weather mentioned

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6
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Oxymoron

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Two opposite things are shown

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7
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Semantic field

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Category,two or more words in the same category.Eg:rose,tulips

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8
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Onomatepia

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Sound words

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9
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Hyperbole

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Over exaggeration

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10
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Personification

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When objects are given human like qualities

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11
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Imagery

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-Auditory(hear),olfactory(smell),tactile(touch)

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12
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Emotive language

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Words that provoke emotions

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13
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Juxtaposition

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Two contrasting ideas together

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14
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Sibilance

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Repetition of s sounds

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15
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Zoomorphism

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Having or representing animal forms or gods of animal forms

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16
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Chremomorphism

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When you give a human the features of a non human

17
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Extended metaphor

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metaphor that is developed over several lines or even throughout a whole paragraph or text.

18
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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel soundsAssonance = A for “vowel sounds” (like A, E, I, O, U).

19
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Rule of three

A

three words, phrases, or ideas

20
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Euphemism

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Nicer way of saying bad stuff

21
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Anecdote

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Short,personal story someone tells to make a point

22
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Polysemy

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Multiple meaning

23
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Polysyndeton

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Repetition of and

24
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Superlative

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