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English techniques

Allegory

Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the


surface) and one secondary.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a


sentence or phrase.

Clich

An over-used, common expression.

Consonance

Repetition of consonants throughout a sentence or


phrase.

Contrast

Paradox, antithesis, oxymoron, juxtaposition, contrast in


description etc.

Didactic

Any text that instructs the reader or is obviously


delivering a moral message.

Disjunction

A conjunction (e.g. but or yet) that dramatically


interrupts rhythm of sentence.

Ellipsis

A dramatic pause () creates tension or suggests words


cant be spoken.

Emotive language

Words that stir the readers emotions.

Enjambment

A poetic technique, when a sentence or phrase runs over


more than one line (or stanza). This assists the flow of a
poem.

Euphemism

Mild expression used to replace a harsh one.

Exclamation

Exclamatory sentence ending in ! to convey high


emotion.

Form

Purpose and features of a text influence its construction


and will suggest its structure.

Figurative language Metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole, simile, personification,


& sound devices
assonance, alliteration, consonance, onomatopoeia, etc.
These devices have a powerful impact as they work on
our senses to strengthen the subject matter of the text.
Fractured/truncated Incomplete sentences used to increase tension or
sentences
urgency, or reflect the way people speak to each other.
Gaps & silences

What is not said; whose voice isnt heard and whose


voice dominates?

Humour

Incongruity, parody, satire, exaggeration, irony, puns etc.


used to lighten the overall tone.

Icons

A single person, object or image that represents complex


ideas and feelings.

Imagery

Vivid pictures created by words. Reader visualises

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character/setting clearly.
Imperative Voice

Forceful use of the verb at the start of sentence or


phrase.

Intertextuality

A text makes a reference to other texts, may be explicit,


implied or inferred.

Irony

Gap between what is said and what is meant.

Juxtaposition

Layering images/scenes to have a dramatic impact.

Level of usage of
language

Slang, colloquial, informal or formal.

Linear

Sequential in chronological order.

Metaphor

Comparison of 2 objects where one becomes another


adds further layers of meaning about object being
compared.

Modality

The force the words are delivered at. High modality =


forceful. Low modality = gentle.

Non-linear

Non-sequential narrative, events do not occur in


chronological order

Onomatopoeia

A word that echoes the sound it represents. Reader hears


what is happening.

Parody

Conscious imitation for a satiric purpose.

Person

First, second or third person.First person refers to the


speaker himself or a group that includes the speaker (i.e.,
I, me, we and us).Second person refers to the speakers
audience (i.e., you).Third person refers to everybody else
(e.g., he, him, she, her, it, they, them), including all other
nouns (e.g. James, Swedish, fish, mice).

Personification

Human characteristic given to a non-human object.


Inanimate objects take on a life.

perspective

A particular way of looking at individuals, issues, events,


texts, facts etc.

Plosive consonants

Harsh sounds in a sentence or phrase.

Repetition

Of words or syntax (order of words) for emphasis or


persuasion.

Representation

How a composer conveys meaning through textual


features.

Satire

Composition which ridicules in a scornful & humorous

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way.
Setting

Location of a story internal and external.

Sibilance

Repetition of s can sounds melodious and sweet or


cold and icy.

Simile

Comparison of 2 objects using like or as.

Symbolism

When an object represents one or more (often complex)


ideas.

Syntax sentence
structure

Short, simple sentences or truncated sentences create


tension, haste or urgency; compound or complex
sentences are slower, often feature in formal texts.

Tense

Present, past, future (events are predicted).

Theme

Message or moral of a story makes us ponder bigger


issues in life.

Tone

The way composer or character feels conveyed by word


choice.

Word choice or
Diction

Emotive, forceful, factual, descriptive, blunt, graphic,


disturbing, informative etc. E.g. use of forceful verbs
insist & demand can be very persuasive.

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