Techniques - Language

• Allegory

  A story, character, place or event is used to convey a hidden meaning
• Allusion

  An indirect reference to another event, person or work which the writer assumes the reader is familiar
• Archetype

  The first real example of prototype of something; an ideal model or the perfect of something
• Bathos

  An anti-climax which is abrupt; usually humour that comes from an odd and sudden change in tone
• Biblical

  Language that relates to the bible and has religious connotations
• Blazon

  A poem in which the speaker describes a woman’s physique by focusing on and listing various individual parts of a woman’s body
• Caricature

  An imitation where particular notable characteristics are exaggerated to a comic or grotesque effect
• Colloquialism

  An informal word or phrase used in normal or familiar conversation
• Comic Relief

  Relief from tension caused by the introduction of a comedic element
• Dichotomy

  A division or contrast between two opposed things
• Dysphemism

  The substitution of a more offensive term for one considered less so
• Epitome

  A perfect example of a specific quality
• Epizeuxis

  The repetition of words in succession within the same sentence
• Euphemism

  The substitution of a harmless term for one that is considered as offensively risqué or explicit
• Ideology

  A system of beliefs and ideals, typically forming a framework for a political policy or a religion
• Satire

  The use of humour, irony or exaggeration to ridicule and criticise and individuals stupidity
• Semantic Field


  When a writer employs multiple words which are similar and thus group together under one subheading
• Trope

  A particular type of character, event or setting that is frequently used in stories
• Zoomorphism

  Imagery representing animal forms