Glossary for english lang. 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishglossaryGCSEAQA Created by: cgoodley12Created on: 29-11-17 13:36 a word that describes a noun or a pronoun e.g. heavy, unusual adjective 1 of 21 a word that gives extra information about a verb e.g. carefully, rarely, tightly adverb 2 of 21 when words that are close together start with the same sound, E.g. the best in the band alliteration 3 of 21 a comparasion to show how one thing is similar to another e.g. watching cricket is about as fun as watching paint dry analogy 4 of 21 a rhetorical technique where opposing words or ideas are presented together to show a contrast antithesis. 5 of 21 the person or group of people that read or listen to a text audience 6 of 21 give more support to one point of view, due to the writers opinion bias 7 of 21 a more formal type of newspaper, which focuses on more serious topics e.g. the guardian broadsheet 8 of 21 presented in time order, from earliest to latest chronological 9 of 21 writing that makes the reader feel like they're watching a film cinematic writing 10 of 21 part of a sentence that has a subject and a verb. clause 11 of 21 informal language that sounds like ordinary speech colloquial language 12 of 21 a sentence that tells the reader to do something command 13 of 21 a type of newspaper article that expresses the opinions of the writer, commentary 14 of 21 a sentence that links together two or more clauses. complex sentence 15 of 21 two main clauses joined together to using a conjunction compound sentence 16 of 21 the suggestions that words can make beyond their obvious meaning. conotations 17 of 21 the background to something, or the situation surrounding it, which affects the way its understood. context 18 of 21 the opposite point of view to the writers own opinion. counter-argument 19 of 21 a word that goes before a noun to show possession or quantity determiner 20 of 21 when the writer has a straight address to the audience direct address 21 of 21
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