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GCSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

TermDefinition
ALLITERATION The occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of words close to each other. Brillant Birds, slithering snake Sweet Birds sang
ANITHESIS The person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else, Love is the ANITHESIS of selfishness.
ASSONANCE When two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds We lIght fIre on the mountain.
ANAPHORA The use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation to avoid repetition. For example, the pronouns 'he' ' 'she' 'it' 'they'
ATMOSPHERE Refers to feelings or emotions an author conveys to his readers through descriptions of objects and settings
CLICHE A phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. Time heals all wounds, Frightened to death
COLLOQUIALISM The use of informal word, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing. Wanna, Gonna, Go nuts
CONNOTATION The feelings of associations with words/phrases which helps to find the hidden meaning of individual words. Over the moon See the light
ELLIPSIS words are omitted from a sentence but the sentence is still understood 'What percentage was left?' 20 percent'
FOREGROUNDING to make something the most prominent or the most interesting.
FORESHADOWING Predicting what is to come
FIGURITIVE LANGUAGE Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more persuasive or impactibal Metaphors, similes
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