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English Language and Structural Techniques

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  • What is juxtaposition
    contrasting language
  • What is a triplet?
    a list of three things
  • What is foreshadowing?
    when the writer hints something will happen later on
  • What is a semantic field?
    group of words or expressions that are related in meaning
  • What is symbolism?
    a symbol/image to represent ideas
  • What are connotations?
    when ideas or feelings are associated with a word
  • What is hyperbole
    an exaggerated phrase
  • What is listing?
    more than 2 words or phrases together in a list
  • What is alliteration?
    words together that start with the same letter
  • What is personification?
    giving objects human/animal feelings or actions
  • What is a plosive consonant?
    a consonant with a harsh sound, like p, t, k, b, d, g
  • What is a circular narrative?
    when the story ends the same way it began
  • What is dialogue?
    direct speech
  • What is onomatopoeia?
    a word that sounds like what it means
  • What is zoomorphism?
    Giving a human an animal's quality
  • What is a frame narrative?
    a story within a story
  • What is an oxymoron?
    two opposites together
  • What is a metaphor?
    saying something is something
  • What is a fragmented sentence?
    an incomplete sentence
  • What is a simile?
    comparing something to another thing using 'like' or 'as'
  • What is repetition?
    repeating the same word
  • What is a rhetorical question?
    a sentence that doesn't need an answer/Used for dramatic effect
  • What is an adjective?
    a describing word
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