Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
Satire
A
Use of humour or ridicule to criticise
2
Q
Asyndeton
A
Lists without conjunctions
3
Q
Polysyndeton
A
Lists with conjunctions
4
Q
Simile
A
Comparing using ‘like’ or ‘as’
5
Q
Metaphor
A
Saying one thing is another
6
Q
Personification
A
Make object human
7
Q
Pathetic fallacy
A
Weather to create mood
8
Q
Pathos
A
Language to evoke pity
9
Q
Allusion
A
Reference to another literary work
10
Q
Hyperbole
A
Exaggerated statement
11
Q
Connotation
A
Associated meaning of word
12
Q
Characterisation
A
Built up description of character in text
13
Q
Semantic field
A
Words related in meaning
14
Q
Imagery
A
Visually descriptive language
15
Q
Conflict
A
Problem faced by characters
