Termonology Words that will help in essay and analysing poems and extracts 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? English Language & LiteratureASNone Created by: Lindsey BrownCreated on: 10-12-12 00:29 Stanza The diversion of lines in a poem, also called verse. 1 of 60 Volta Turning point in a poem 2 of 60 Quatrain A four-line verse. 3 of 60 Enjambment Run on lines. 4 of 60 Caesura A mid-line pause. 5 of 60 Iambic One unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. 6 of 60 Trochee One stressed syllable followed by a unstressed syllable 7 of 60 Spondee Two stressed syllables 8 of 60 Trimeter Three feet- six syllables 9 of 60 Tetrameter Four feet-eight syllables 10 of 60 Pentameter Five feet-ten syllables 11 of 60 Syntax Relationship between words in a sentence 12 of 60 Imperative Command 13 of 60 Exclamatory Tone Expresses strong emotion 14 of 60 Declarative Statement 15 of 60 Interrogative Question 16 of 60 Parallelism Patterning of pairs of sound words or structure to create a sense of balance 17 of 60 Foregrounding Change in structure of the sentence to place emphasis on an opening sentence element 18 of 60 End-focus Change in structure of the sentence to place emphasis on a closing sentence element 19 of 60 Syndetic list Using conjunctions to join clauses 20 of 60 Asyndetic list The absence of conjunctions to join clauses 21 of 60 Juxtaposition To place two or more things side by side 22 of 60 Oxymoron To use two words next to each other that contradict one another 23 of 60 Tripling Listing of three items 24 of 60 Repetition Saying the same thing more than once 25 of 60 Ellipses ... 26 of 60 Concrete noun Naming everyday objects. Can you kick it? 27 of 60 Proper noun Naming distinctive person, place or other unique reference 28 of 60 Collective Refers to a group 29 of 60 Abstract Describing things that have no physical appearance 30 of 60 Dynamic verbs A verb that expresses an action 31 of 60 Stative Verb that expresses the state of being 32 of 60 Auxiliary/Modal A verb that proceeds another 33 of 60 Co-ordinating conjunction A word that connects elements of equal rank. and or but 34 of 60 Subordinating conjunction A conjunction used to introduce a clause that is less inferior to the first clause 35 of 60 Preposition A word that shows the relationship between nouns and pronouns, on 36 of 60 Definite article The 37 of 60 Indefinite A 38 of 60 Lexical set A group of words joined together by theme 39 of 60 Connotations The associations attached to a word in addition to it's dictionary definition 40 of 60 Vocatives Words used to name or to refer to people when talking to them 41 of 60 Hyperbole Exaggeration 42 of 60 Litotes Deliberate understatement 43 of 60 Archaism Old words no longer used 44 of 60 Superlative Words that emphasise the extremes 45 of 60 Compound adjective An adjective made up of two words joined by a hyphen 46 of 60 Simile Compares two things using like r as 47 of 60 Metaphor Does not compare one thing to another but one thing becoming another 48 of 60 Pathetic fallacy Environment mirrors emotions 49 of 60 Allusion To refer to something indirectly 50 of 60 Euphemism A word that replaces a term by society as a taboo 51 of 60 Conceit Deliberately elaborate metaphor 52 of 60 Elision Replacing a letter with a apostrophe 53 of 60 Fricatives Sound escapes through small passages, F and Vs 54 of 60 Plosives Sounds the relate to explosions, P B T 55 of 60 Sibilance Consonants sounds articulate with hissing sound, S and Z 56 of 60 Aspirants Sounds of breath, H 57 of 60 Bilabial Words need both lips to sound out, M B 58 of 60 Nasals Sounding out consonants through nasal passage M and B 59 of 60 Onomatopoeia Term for words to sound how they are said. 60 of 60
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