the use of several words together that begin with the same sound or letter
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atmosphere
the feeling that an event, place or text gives you
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bias
not fair; a particular point of view influenced by one's own or someone else's opinions or motivations
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broadsheet
a newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, especially a serious newspaper
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tabloid
a usually smaller newspaper with a red tab and features mostly sensationalist and gossip stories
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chronologically
organised in linear time
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clause
a group of words that make up part of a sentence, built around a verb
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cliches
phrases that are used so often that they start to lose their impact
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conjunction
a word that joins parts of a sentence
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connotation
an idea linked to a word; an idea that has become associated with that word
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contrast
where two objects, people or ideas are placed next to each other to highlight their differences
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juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
‘the juxtaposition of these two images’
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antithesis
antithesis pairs exact opposite or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure
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denotation
what something literally is or shows
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descriptive
writing that describes something or someone
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determiner
a word used before a noun in order to show which thing is being referred to
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dialogue
the speech between two or more people involved in a conversation
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direct address
using second person pronouns - "you" or "your"
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direct speech
words spoken by a character in a novel, play or poem
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indirect/reported speech
usually a summary or a paraphrasing of something that someone else has said
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dynamic verb
a verb that describes actions or events that are happening now or that they may continue on, e.g., "I go" "I'm winning!"
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explicit
Explicit describes something that is very clear and without vagueness or ambiguity
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implicit
Implicit often functions as the opposite, referring to something that is understood, but not described clearly or directly, and often using implication or assumption.
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oxymoron
when two contradictory or incongruous words are placed together
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