techniques Flashcards
(41 cards)
parenthesis
adding in extra information with dashes
free indirect discourse
blend the narrator’s voice with the character’s thoughts and feelings.
holophrastic sentence
fragmented (one-worded) sentence
hyperbole
over-exaggeration
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
fricatives
alliteration with the ‘f’ sound
plosives
personification
attributing human characteristics to non human things.
pathetic fallacy
when the weather reflects to atmosphere
triadic structure
when a literally device is devided into three parts
polysyndenton
repeated use of and or conjunctions (quickens pace)
rhetorical questions
a question that does not expect and answer
anaphora
repetition of a word or phrase at the start of multiple sentences or clauses.
forshadowing
indication of future events
forboading
negative forshadowing
bathos
the dramatic drop of mood from something very positive to very negative (anti climatic)
sibilance
alliteration with ‘s’ or ‘z’
semantic field
when words work together to create one idea
zoomporhism
giving something qualities of an animal
dramatic irony
when the audience know something the characters do not
superlative
words of comparison (e.d bigger)
anthropomorphism
the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object.
or they are presented as human. e.g winnie the pooh
modal verbs
i will, i can, i must
imperative verbs
comand verbs e.g clean, cook, speak.