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16 Cards in this Set
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Synecdoche |
When a part of something describes the whole of something eg. ‘Wheels’ for a car |
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Superlative |
An adjective that displays the most extreme value of its quality eg. Biggest, quietest |
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Homophone |
Different words that sound the same |
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Register |
Level of formality of a text |
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Lexis |
Another word for word |
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Hypophora |
When a rhetorical is followed by an answer |
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Litotes |
When something is expressed ironically or downplayed than the situation at hand |
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Colloquialism |
Informal language used |
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Syntax |
How a sentence is arranged together for fluency or unpleasantness |
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Homonym |
When one word has multiple meanings |
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Archaism |
A word that has fallen out of use eg. Betwixt |
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Asyndetic list |
A list that doesn’t use conjunctions eg. He dropped his pencil case and everything fell out, pens, pencils, ruler |
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Syndetic list |
A list that uses conjunctions |
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Phonological features |
All devices used that relate to sound eg. Repetition, alliteration |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds to create a rhyme eg chop the wood when the others are good |
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Consonance |
Repetition of double consonants eg. |
