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27 Cards in this Set
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SYNTAX |
the order of words in a sentence |
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OMNISCIENT NARRATION |
where the narrator knows everything that has happened/is going to happen |
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AUTHORIAL/NARRATIVE VOICE |
when the author gives their own personal opinion |
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LEXICAL/SEMANTIC FIELD |
a group of words that convey the same thing |
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SEMANTIC CLUSTER |
a shorter space with a group of words that convey the same atmosphere |
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FRICATIVE |
'f' sound |
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PLOSIVE |
'b' or 'p' sound |
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IDIOLECT |
unique way of speaking |
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PARALINGUISTIC FEATURES |
spoken communication not involving words (gestures, body language) |
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ASYNDETIC LISTING |
the act of leaving out one or more of the usual conjunctions between sentence elements (punctuation) |
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SYNDETIC LISTING |
a listing in which the sentence elements are connected by conjunctions (no punctuation) |
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IMPERATIVES |
giving an authorial command |
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EXCLAMATORY MODE |
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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APHORISM |
a true statement |
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ANAPHORA |
starting lines/sentences with the same phrase |
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NOMENCLATURE |
when the name of someone reflects the person (Mr Baker is a Baker) |
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HYPOPHORA |
when a rhetorical question is immediately followed by an answer in the text |
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HOMONYM |
when one word has multiple meanings |
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ANTITHESIS |
when ideas contrast or oppose one another |
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PHONOLOGICAL FEATURES |
devices that relate to sound (alliteration, repetition) |
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AMBIGUITY |
when there can be more than one possible meaning or outcome in a story |
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MIMESIS |
an example is when a story could mimic the gasping breath of someone by using short sharp sentences |
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PROSODIC FEATURES |
the sound effects of spoken language (pitch or intonation) |
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EUPHONY |
pleasing and harmonious sounds |
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CACOPHONY |
harsh loud confusing disagreeable sounds |
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ELEGY |
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead |
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TRIPLE SYNTACTICAL STRUCTURE |
rule of three |
