Techniques

Question 1

Anagnorisis

Answer 1

moment in paly of character makes a critical discovery of self or circumstances

Question 2

• Ambiguity

Answer 2

when something is not clear or explicit

Question 3

• Ambiguity

Answer 3

when something is not clear or explicit

Question 4

• Anaphora

Answer 4

repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of a sentence.

Question 5

• Collective pronoun

Answer 5

ie. us, we

Question 6

• Anecdote

Answer 6

personal story.
• appeals to the writer’s character.

Question 7

• Asyndeton

Answer 7

no conjunctions only commas

Question 8

• Cadence

Answer 8

how the text sounds

Question 9

• Declarative

Answer 9

exclamation mark (high modality)

Question 10

• Call to Action

Answer 10

used at end) to give audience an action to complete

Question 11

• Caricature

Answer 11

An exaggerated character or a form of visual exaggeration (e.g. drawing someone with ridiculously large ears)

Question 12

• Diction

Answer 12

choice of words

Question 13

• Colloquialisms

Answer 13

slang/conversational language

Question 14

• Didactic tone:

Answer 14

leads you to agreement with writer

Question 15

• Digressive punctuation:

Answer 15

Punctuation that marks a digressive and discursive mood, e.g. dashes, brackets and ellipses (three dots…)

Question 16

• Dichotomy

Answer 16

: contrast between two ideas

Question 17

• Direct Address:

Answer 17

Speaking to the audience, often using the pronoun “you” or using the imperative mood (eg. Listen to me)

Question 18

• Discourse

Answer 18

argument/counter argument

Question 19

• Altruistic nature:

Answer 19

showing selfless concern for others

Question 20

• Embedded phrases

Answer 20

Afterthoughts and extra details added to main sentence, often bracketed by commas, dashes or brackets

Question 21

• Enjambment

Answer 21

continuation of flow of thought (no punctuation, adds emphasis)

Question 22

• Epigraph

Answer 22

short quotation at the beginning that foregrounds or in some way inspires the writing that follows it

Question 23

• Ethos

Answer 23

emphasises the speaker’s credibility and authority.

Question 24

• Figurative language

Answer 24

Similes, metaphors, personification and other types of non-literal language

Question 25

• Folly

Answer 25

Stupid or silly behaviour, e.g. wearing extreme fashions

Question 26

• Foreboding

Answer 26

fearing that something bad will happen

Question 27

• Foreshadows

Answer 27

indicates to an event that has not happened yet

Question 28

• High modality:

Answer 28

uses words to express high probability/obligation which adds to persuasion (must/always etc.)

Question 29

• Hubris

Answer 29

excessive pride or self-confidence

Question 30

• Hyperbole

Answer 30

exaggeration of emotion, or description- to add humour/mood

Question 31

• Idiomatic

Answer 31

using colloquial expressions

Question 32

• Imagery

Answer 32

Similes/metaphors or sensory imagery

Question 33

• Imperative mood

Answer 33

A command, plea or exhortation expressed by using the base form of the verb, e.g. Eat your vegetables!

Question 34

• Imperatives

Answer 34

direct command or strong request

Question 35

• Inclusive pronouns:

Answer 35

Pronouns such as “we” and “us”, which encourage a sense of alliance between the speaker/writer and the audience.

Question 36

• Incongruity

Answer 36

Putting a person or thing in an unusual setting to create a sense of absurdity (comic strangeness), e.g. cavemen using an iPad.

Question 37

• Interrogative words

Answer 37

used in questions e.g. why? How?

Question 38

• Intertextuality

Answer 38

references to other texts

Question 39

• Inversion/Reversal

Answer 39

Satirising a situation by reversing it. For example, depicting male superheroes in the sexualised poses that female superheroes are usually drawn in, criticises the sexism of some comic art.

Question 40

• Irony

Answer 40

something is stated but the opposite is meant- adds humour

Question 41

• Levity

Answer 41

treatment of serious topic with humour or lack of respect- adds t0 satire

Question 42

• Logos

Answer 42

appeals to audience’s sense of logic/reason

Question 43

• Low modality:

Answer 43

low degree of certainty words (might, could etc.)

Question 44

• Motif

Answer 44

A repeated image or symbol

Question 45

• Myriad

Answer 45

different perspectives to invite you to think further

Question 46

• Parody

Answer 46

imitation of the style, appearance of someone/something with exaggeration for comic effect.

Question 47

• Pathos

Answer 47

appeals to an audience's emotions

Question 48

• Personal anecdote

Answer 48

: short personal story within a larger text

Question 49

• Personal voice

Answer 49

examples of how this is demonstrated and the techniques through which it is constructed

Question 50

• Point & Counterpoint

Answer 50

argues with itself

Question 51

• Point of view:

Answer 51

provides several perspectives

Question 52

• Pun

Answer 52

play on words- a joke where a word is used and has two different meanings e.g a cross-eyed teacher couldn’t control his pupils.

Question 53

• Rambling

Answer 53

displaying complexity of the subject

Question 54

• Register

Answer 54

formal / informal

Question 55

• Religious allusion

Question 56

• Repetition

Answer 56

: repetition of a word or phrase to emphasise an idea/emotion.

Question 57

• Rhetoric

Answer 57

speech designed to persuade, invokes emotions; doesn't reveal motivation, manipulation of language

Question 58

• Rhetorical question:

Answer 58

A question that is asked to create a persuasive effect on the audience, rather than in search of an answer

Question 59

• Sarcasm

Answer 59

use of irony to show contempt or humour

Question 60

• Spatial metaphor

Answer 60

trying to measure the immeasurable

Question 61

• Sycophantic

Answer 61

behaving in an obedient way in order to get an advantage

Question 62

• Tripling

Answer 62

to increase in size of three

Question 63

• Vice

Answer 63

: Morally wrong behaviour, e.g. lying, stealing, corruption

Question 64

• Vignette

Answer 64

a brief description of something- short account of something (random). Short word pictures or written sketches.

Question 65

• Volta

Answer 65

shift of one idea to another

Question 66

Burlesque

Answer 66

ridiculous exaggeration

Question 67

Parody

Answer 67

a composition imitating / ridiculing another

Question 68

farce

Answer 68

encouraging laughter through exaggerated improbable situations

Question 69

Malapropism

Answer 69

deliberate mispronunciation to make fun of

Question 70

Anachronism

Answer 70

an idea in the wrong time period

Question 71

Mock epic/heroism

Answer 71

using devices to infer someone is 'heroic' for trivial subjects

Question 72

grotesque

Answer 72

creating tension through dark humour

Question 73

Assonance

Answer 73

resemblance of words ie. keep and beep

Question 74

Consonance

Answer 74

words with repetition of consonants ie. mike likes his bike

Question 75

Enumeration

Answer 75

counting numbers in a recited list

Question 76

Hypophora

Answer 76

raise question and then answer it

Question 77

Polysyndeton

Answer 77

repetition of conjunction ie. and, if

Question 78

foil

Answer 78

emphasise a characters weakness and strengths

Question 79

iconography

Answer 79

types of images that convey a specific meaning

Question 80

monochromatic

Answer 80

one toned, shades of red

Question 81

Double entendre

Answer 81

duplicitous meaning

Question 82

Modality

Answer 82

tone of speech

Question 83

allegory

Answer 83

basically subtext - moral

Question 84

leitmotif

Answer 84

dominant/recurring theme

Question 85

anadiplosis

Answer 85

repetition of the last word in the succeeding sentence