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Imagery
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Symbolism
Using objects to represent
key ideas
Irony
When the
opposite
of what you say or
intend
happens
Equivocation
Saying statements that are true
but
do not reveal the full truth
contrast
using
opposing
ideas or
images
Soliloquies
when a character speaks
alone
on stage revealing their innermost
thoughts
and
feelings.
Simile
comparing
something using
‘like’
or
‘as’
Metaphor
saying something is something
else
; a direct
comparison
, not meant
literally.
Extended Metaphor
exactly the same as a
normal metaphor
, but you’ll see the same idea
repeating
over
multiple sentences
,
lines
,
paragraphs
(or
stanzas
)
Personification
Applying human
characteristics
to
objects
or
things.
Zoomorphism
when you
gives humans
(or other things)
animal features.
Pathetic Fallacy
When human characteristics are applied things often found in
nature
; the
weather.
Alliteration
when the
first
letter of a word is
repeated
more than once
Assonance
Repeating vowel sounds
(not necessarily rhyming though)
Anecdote
a
short story
from a
personal experience
Onomatopoeia
words
that
sound
like
what
they
are
Sibilance
a repeated
‘s’
sound-either at the
start
, or in the
middle
of words.
Colloquial
Language
informal
or slang words and phrases
Connotation
like
word
associations
Semantic Field
when a
group
of words all link to one
overall
theme
Euphemism
A
polite
way of saying something often taboo or controversial
Double entendre
when a word or phrase has two
meanings
, one of which is often
rude
Idiom
Commonly used
phrases
or
metaphors
Emotive language
powerful describing words or adjectives
Figurative
Language
the creative use of
words
or
phrases
to create a special meaning, that isn’t
literally
what they say
Evocative Verbs
A
doing
word which sounds particularly
active
Allusion
making
reference
to
people,
places,
events,
literary work, myths or works of art
Allegory
a type of
writing
in which the
settings
,
characters
, and
events
stand for other, often ,larger ideas
Didactic
intended to teach, instruct, or have a moral lesson for the
reader.
Motifs
A
recurring
subject, image, theme or
idea
within a text
Ambiguity
when something has an
unclear
meaning
Oxymoron
two opposites together
Juxtaposition
when
two
or more ideas are
contrasted
near (not necessarily next to) each other.
Antithesis
something (or someone) that’s the direct
opposite
of something (or someone) else
Paradox
a
contradiction