English Terms 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English Language & LiteratureASWJEC Created by: Former MemberCreated on: 24-04-13 20:40 Sibilance a consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh) 1 of 35 Syntax The study of the rules that govern the ways words combine to form phrases, clauses, and sentences. 2 of 35 Superlative usually ends in est - eg hottest 3 of 35 Modal Verb Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would, ought 4 of 35 Determiner Used infront of nouns to indicate what is being refered to eg: the, an, my, some 5 of 35 Active constructions The man ate the apple 6 of 35 Passive construction the apple was ate by the man 7 of 35 Sentences: Declarative When it just tells you something 8 of 35 Sentences: Imperative When it tells you to do something 9 of 35 paralinguistics things alongside spoken language eg: facial expression or body languag 10 of 35 subordinate clause needs the main clause to make sense 11 of 35 syntactic parallelism alliteration, assonance, rhyme, 12 of 35 Neologisms newly created word 13 of 35 Auxiliary verb Verb in different tenses (Did, Am, Will) 14 of 35 Demonstrative pronoun This, that, those 15 of 35 Monosyllabic lexis Lexis with one syllable 16 of 35 Colloquialism Informal language (Fella, Bum, Grub) 17 of 35 Hypophora Rhetorical question imedeatly followed by an answer 18 of 35 Pathetic fallacy Weather reflects the mood 19 of 35 Personification Non-human objects given human traits 20 of 35 Consonance Consonants repeated in the same sentence 21 of 35 Assonance Vowels repeated in the same sentence 22 of 35 Mimesis Different features can mimic certain actions - gasping breath may be represented by short sentences 23 of 35 Euphemism Putting things politely 24 of 35 Dysphemism Extreme way of saying something (hyperbole) 25 of 35 Orthography Words from the past in comparison to how we write them today 26 of 35 Inverted sytax 'Good with force, he is' 27 of 35 Alternative rhymes Rhymes that occur on every other line (abab) 28 of 35 Caesura A mid-line pause 29 of 35 Internal rhyme Where a rhyme occurs within the sentence 30 of 35 Octet 8 line verse 31 of 35 Shakespearean sonnet 14 lines, iambic pentameter, abab cdcd efef gg 32 of 35 G,A,S,P Genre, audience, subject/theme/tone, purpose 33 of 35 O,F,G,L,I,P,O Overview, form/structure, grammar, lexis, phonology, overview 34 of 35 P,E,E Point, evidence, explain - (link to G,A,S,P) 35 of 35
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