English Techniques 0.0 / 5 ? English Language & LiteratureEnglish TechniquesASWJEC Created by: slytherinCreated on: 09-05-17 12:51 Vocative Used as a way of addressing somebody. For example "Are you okay, love?" 1 of 29 Tripling Listing of three items. For example "Family, duty, honour." 2 of 29 Archaisms Word or phrase that is no longer used in society. For example "I see thee..." 3 of 29 Simile Where two things are directly compared. For example "The wind howled like a wolf." 4 of 29 Sibilance When hissing sounds reoccur. For example "The steel sung sweetly." 5 of 29 Exclamatory Mood Mood that expresses strong emotion. For example "I was not expecting this!" 6 of 29 Syndetic Listing List that is connected with conjunctions. For example "It was cold and wet and windy." 7 of 29 Fricative Sounds that start with a f or v. For example "The faithfuless foes..." 8 of 29 Symbolism Where a word or phrase represents something else. For example "Life is a roller-coaster." 9 of 29 Superlative A word that emphasizes the extreme. An example of this is "My cat is the best." 10 of 29 Alliteration Repetion of the same sound in a sequence of words. For example "The little lake..." 11 of 29 Asyndetic Listing Leaving out conjunctions in a list. For example "From the rivers, the mountains, the sea, the forests, the cities." 12 of 29 Declarative Mood Mood that expresses a statement. For example "The sea is made up of water," 13 of 29 Elipsis Omission of a part of a sentence. For example "I didn't know..." 14 of 29 Euphenism When a taboo or unpleasant word is replaced. For example "He kicked the bucket." 15 of 29 Foregrounding When emphasis is placed on the opening of a sentence. For example "Darkness..."" 16 of 29 Imagery Descriptive or metaphorical use of language that creates a certain picture. "The clouds chased away the sun..." 17 of 29 Juxtaposition Placing two or more things side by side to compare them. For example "He was pure evil wheras she was good and pure." 18 of 29 Imperative Mood Mood the expresses a command. For example "Listen to me!" 19 of 29 Personification Where a non-human os given personal and human qualities. "The phone growled menacingly." 20 of 29 Interrogative Mood Mood expressing a question. An example of this is "What time is it?" 21 of 29 Lexical Set Group of words that are joined by their similartities. For example "Song" & "Dancing" & "Feasting" & "Fireworks". 22 of 29 Metaphor Where one thing becomes the other. For example "That city was a monster." 23 of 29 Parallelism Pairs of sounds or words that creates a sesnse of balance. "The pirate was wanted dead or alive." 24 of 29 End-focus When emphasis is placed at the end of a sentence. For example "All was well." 25 of 29 Pathetic Fallacy When the enviornment mirrors emoions. For examples "The anxious winds made me feel even more isolated." 26 of 29 Repetition Saying the same thing more than once. For example "What? What? What?" 27 of 29 Hyperbole Exaggeration. "I could sleep for a thousand years!" 28 of 29 Plosives Sounds that start with P, B or T. For example "The broken box..." 29 of 29
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