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Abstract noun

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A name to describe things that have no physical qualities

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Active voice

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A grammatical structure in which the subject is the actors of the sentence

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Adjective

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A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

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Adverb

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A word that modifies verbs, adverbs, adjectives, conjunctions and prepositions

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same sound in the initial position in the sequence of words

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Alternate rhyme

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Lines of poetry where the rhyme is on every other line

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Asyndetic listing

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The omission of co-ordinating conjunctions as a feature of rhetorical style

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Auxiliary verbs

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A verb that precedes another verb

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Clause

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A group of words usually with a finite verb which is structurally larger than a phrase

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Caesura

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A mid-line pause

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Collective noun

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A name that refers to a group of people, animals or things

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Comment clause

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A commonly occurring phrase in speech

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Concrete noun

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A name for every day objects

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Complex sentence

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A sentence made up of one main and one or more subordinate or dependent clause

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Compound adjectives

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An adjective made up of two words joined by a hyphen

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Compound sentence

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A sentence made up of at least two main clauses joined together by a co-ordinating conjunction

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Connotations

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The associations attached to a word in addition to its dictionary definition

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Co-ordinating conjunction

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A word that joins elements of equal rank

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Couplet

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A two line verse

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Dactyl

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A unit of poetic meter constraining one stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllable

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Declarative mood

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A mood used to express a statement

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Dependent/subordinate clause

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A group of words which add extra information to the independent main clause

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Dialogue

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Language interaction with two or more participants

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Discourse

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The study of spoken language

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Double negatives
A structure in which more than one negative is used
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Dynamic verbs
A verb that expressed an action rather than a state
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Enjambment
Run-on lines
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Exclamatory mood
A mood that expresses strong emotion
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Fillers
Words used when hesitating in speech
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Foregrounding
A change in the structure of the sentence to place emphasis on an opening sentence elements
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Form
The structure and shape of the text
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Fricatives
Sounds where air escapes through a small passage
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Hyperbole
Exaggeration used to heighten feeling and intensity
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Iambic
A unit of poetic meter containing one unstressed syllable followed by one stressed syllable
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Imagery
A descriptive or metaphorical use of language to create a vivid picture
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Imperative mood
A mood that expresses a command
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Independent main clause
The group of words which carries the core meaning of the sentence
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Internal rhyme
Where the rhyming sound occurs within a line of verse
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Interrogative mood
A mood expressing a question
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Intonation
The quality or tone of the voice in speech
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Juxtaposition
To place two or more things side to side
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Lexical set
A group of words joined by similarities
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Lexis
The term used to describe the vocabulary of a language
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Metaphor
A description which does not compare one thing with another but actually becomes the other
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Mode of address
The point of view of the text
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Non-standard lexis
Any variety that does jot conform to the standard form as used by society
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Noun
A naming word
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Onomatopoeia
The term used to denote words that imitate sounds
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Oxymoron
The use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase
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Parallelism
The patterning of pairs of sounds, words or structures to create a sense of balance
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Passive voice
A grammatical structure in which the subject and object can change places in order to alter the focus of a sentence
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Pathetic Fallacy
When the environment mirrors emotions
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Personification
A device in which the non-human is given personal and human qualities
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Phonology
The study of sound
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Phrase
A group of words that has no finite verb
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Plosives
Sounds which release a sudden burst of air
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Preposition
A word that shows relationships between nouns or pronouns
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Proper nouns
A name of a distinctive person, place or other unique references
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Quatrain
A four-line verse
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Repetition
Saying the same thing more than once
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Rhythm
The pattern of syllables and stresses within poetry
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Sentence mood
The mood of the sentence
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Sibilants
Consonant sounds articulated with a hissing sound
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Simile
A device which directly compared two things using like or as
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Simple sentence
An independent main clause
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Stanza
The division of lines in a poem, also called a verse
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Stative verbs
Verbs that express state of being or processes
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Subordinating conjunctions
A conjunctions used to introduce a subordinate clause
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Superlative
A word that emphasises the extremes
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Syntax
The study of the relation between words in a sentence
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Tetrameter
A unit of poetic meter containing four feet
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Themes
The recurring ideas and images in a text
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Tone
The style or voice the text is written in
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Verbs
Words that express states, actions or processes
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Verse type
The type of poem
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Vocatives
The words used to name or refer to people when talking to them
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Volta
The turning point in a sonnet

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