Key English vocab

Cards (4)

  • physiognomy
    When someone's appearance reflects their character
  • pejorative
    a word that has negative/ disrespectful connotations eg Piggy's nickname
  • Dramatic monologue
    A poem in which we follow a speech/narrative from an imagined person where we learn about their character whilst they describe events eg Porphyria's Lover
  • Anaphora
    the repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of sentences eg in Porphyria's Lover -> 'And'