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AS English Terms

Terminology used within AS+A2 English

TermDefinition
Assonance Similar sounding vowels in words, e.g "sIlver wInter"
Allegory A surface narrative carries a second meaning either symbolic or metaphorical.
Connotation Ideas/meanings associated with a word, they tend to be either positive or negative.
Binary Opposition Opposed pairs of objects or ideas, essentially opposites.
Motif A recurrent thematic element in artistic/literary work.
Hyperbole A device using exaggeration to achieve its effect.
Oxymoron Two contradictory words paired to create a level of meaning e.g "marriage hearse".
Paradox Reveals a kind of truth, originally appearing contradictory-two opposing ideas.
Rhetoric The art of persuasion.
Pathos Moments in a work of art which evoke strong feelings of pity or sorrow.
Personification Attributing human characteristics to non-human objects.
Satire A text that ridicules a person,attitude or idea, often through exaggeration.
Elision Letters missing from a word. E.g "'aven't"
Solioquy Character speaks directly to the audience, as if thinking aloud.
Sibilance The repetition of the "s" sound.
Dialect Differences in lexis/syntax within a language.
Syntax Arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence.
Analogy Explaining something in terms of something else.
Semantics The meaning of words.
Onomatopoeia Where a word is spelt just like the sound it makes e.g "kaboom".
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