alliteration
when 2/sev. words begin w. same sound nd occur in same sentence
allusion
reference to something completely sep. from text in which appears
ambiguity
when something has double meaning
analogy
illustrating subject under discussion by making parallel comparison
anecdote
recounting of small incident to illustrate point, sometimes humorous
bias
promoting 1 specific point of view, deliberately excluding othrs
caption
brief text accompanying and explaining an image
characterisation
way writer creates character to convince othrs, through character's appearance, displaying his/her actions, revealing thoughts/ through his/her speaking/giving othrs' reactions
colloquial
informal lang., often specific to particular soc., local/age-related group
commentary
close, detailed description of /non-/literary text, can be written/ oral; structured as an essay
conflict
struggle found in fiction, may be internal/ external (pers. vs. othr pers., pers. vs. nat., person vs. self etc.)
connotation
a word's feelings, overtones, secondary meanings, implications associated w. it
couplet
two rhyming lines in poem
diction
writer's choice of vocab. nd phrases, can be conversational, rhetorical, formal, informal etc.
editorial
article in newspaper/journal expressing publication's opinions on news
figurative language
lang. not being literal
genre
wrd used to describe literary text type
hyperbole
xtreme exaggeration
imagery
wrds creating pic. in reader's mind, to make thing being described more vivid/ clearer
irony
saying one thing and meaning another
layout
way text is presented on page (applies to media text, not literary)
metaphor
comparison in which thing being described is said to be smthing else to make description more vivid
mood
feeling created in a text
motif
recurring idea/image in text
onomatopoeia
words sounding like sound described
oxymoron
description of something which appears to be its opposite/ impossible
personification
giving hum. characteristics to something non-hum.
protagonist
main character in literary wrk
repetition
saying/ writing something more than once for certain effect
satire
ridiculing something writer dislikes, object of satire = usually some hum. frailty: ppl, institutions, ideas, things
sensationalise
describing something in exaggerated way to shock, engage reader, freq. characteristic of journalistic writing
setting
time/ place in narrative, can indicate decade, era, day, yr, helps establish mood
simile
comparison between things to make it more vivid, incl.s like, such, as etc.
stereotype
attribution of certain characteristics to specific group of ppl, often product of prejudiced ideas
symbol
something concrete that suggests, stands for, rep. something abstract
symbolism
poetry nd some descriptive literature can be suggestive; piece containing symbolism reaches beyond itself, ex. when poem refers to spring time reader is reminded of many associated experiences/ images, each literary wrk containing symbols has its own symb
syntax
the choice and organisation of words in sentences
theme
meaning/ point/ essence of piece of lit., what author says about subject between lines
tone
the author's attitude towards his or her subject and the audience, the reader must gauge the storyteller's voice nd intent