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13 Cards in this Set
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Simile |
A figure of speech making a comparison between two different things, using 'as' or 'like'. |
Cunning as a fox |
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Motif |
A recurring symbolic 'thing' in a narrative (sound, image, action, figure, a colour, the weather) that helps reinforce an important theme in the text. |
The eyes in 'Bladerunner' helps to reinforce the theme of surveillance and looking into the 'soul'. |
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Symbolism |
A symbol is an object used by the author in their text to represent something else that is more significant than the object itself. |
A snake may represent evil. |
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Flashforward (Prolepsis) |
Where the plot is interrupted to 'move forward' into the future of the story, revealing action get to occur. |
In 'A Christmas Carol', Scrooge is shown his future self |
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Flashback (Analapsis) |
The plot is interrupted to 'move backward' into the past. It is often used in literature to reveal something to the reader about what has occured prior to the start of the story. |
Much of NLMG is flashbacks of Kathy's childhood and adolescence, as remembered by her adult self. |
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Characterisation |
How the character is 'built' by the author. |
It is achieved though description. |
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Dialogue |
A conversation between characters. |
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Imagery |
Vivid descriptive language that appeals to the sense (sight, smell, taste, hearing, touch) of the reader. |
Charlotte's Web describing the fair: 'In the hard-packed dirt of the midway, after the glaring lights are out and the people have gone to bed, you will find a veritable treasure of popcorn, frozen custard dribblings, candied apples abandoned by tired children, sugar fluff crystals...' |
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Rhythm |
When the arrangement of words creates an audible pattern or beat when read aloud |
I do not like green eggs and ham / I do not like them Sam I Am |
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Onomatopoeia |
Words that are close to the sound they depict |
Whizz, huff, him, whisper, bang |
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Colloquialism |
The use of informal language by the author. It often contributes to characterisation and tells us something about the world of a particular cultural group or historical setting. |
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Hyperbole |
An unrealistic exaggeration to make an emphatic statement |
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Juxtaposition |
A placement of two images, idea, characters or actions are place side by side in such a way that it invites the reader to make a comparison. |
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredublity, it was the season of Light, the was the season of Darkness.” |
