Vocab 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishVocabGCSEAQA Created by: Morgan.KCreated on: 07-05-18 15:59 Adjective A word that describe a noun. 1 of 34 Adverb A word that describes a verb. 2 of 34 Allusion A reference to a person, place, event or literary work that the writer assumes the reader will recognise. 3 of 34 Antagonist The counterpart to the main character. 4 of 34 Characterisation How the author presents or conveys a characters personality. 5 of 34 Connotations Associations or ideas attatched to words. 6 of 34 Dialogue Words spoken by characters in drama. 7 of 34 Dramatic Irony When the reader knows something the characters in the story do not. 8 of 34 Ellipsis Deliberate use of ellipsis points. 9 of 34 Figurative Language Writing or dialogue hat makes the writers ideas more meaningful, descriptive or memorable. e.g. metaphors, similies, hyperbole, personification. 10 of 34 Foreshadowing Clues suggesting the outcome of the story. 11 of 34 Genre The type of literacture, drama or play. 12 of 34 Homophones Words that sound the same but have different meanings. 13 of 34 Imagery When words are used to paint a picture in the readers mind. 14 of 34 Noun A person place or thing 15 of 34 Pronoun A word that stands in place of a noun. e.g. he, she, they, both. 16 of 34 Protagonist The main character 17 of 34 Rhetoric The art of speaking to impress and/or persuade an audience. 18 of 34 Symbolism The use of specific objects or images to represent abstract ideas. 19 of 34 Theme The main idea or message conveyed by the writing. 20 of 34 Alliteration The same letter at the beginning of two or more of words close together. usually used to stress someting. 21 of 34 Assonance The repetition of two or more vowel sounds or of two or more consonant sounds, close together. 22 of 34 Caesura A pausethat breaks the rhythm or pace in a line of poetry, by either commas, full stop, dash or semi-colons. 23 of 34 Emotive Language Words that have strong emotional intensity/create an emotion. 24 of 34 Enjambment When the sense of the poem runs over the line breaks. 25 of 34 Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration 26 of 34 Methaphor Comparison of two things when one is said to be another. is a powerful imagery tool. 27 of 34 Onomatopoeia Words which sound like the word they are describing. 28 of 34 Oxymoron Aphrase in which the words contradict eachother. e.g. 'cold fire' 29 of 34 Personification Using a metaphor to make something seem human. 30 of 34 Rhetorical question A question that does not require an answer. 31 of 34 Rhythm The beat of a poem 32 of 34 Simile Comparing two things, but saying one is lie another 33 of 34 Tone The way the writer creates a mood or atmosphere in their writing. 34 of 34
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