LANGLIT P1 BABY

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering verbal language features and techniques.

Acronym

A word formed from the initial letters of a phrase or a word.

Alliteration

Repetition of the initial consonant sound in a series of words.

Allusion

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance.

Ambiguity

A word or phrase that can be interpreted in more than one way.

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Anecdote

A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.

Anthropomorphism

Giving human qualities or characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Antithesis

The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, often in parallel structure.

Aphorism

A short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or observation.

Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

Balanced Sentence

A sentence that presents two ideas of equal importance and similar structure.

Binary Oppositions

A pair of related terms or concepts that are opposite in meaning.

Caesura

A pause or break in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.

Chiasmus

A rhetorical device in which the order of words in the first half of a parallel clause is reversed in the second half.

Cliché

An overused expression or idea that has lost its originality.

Colloquial Language

Informal language used in everyday conversation.

Colloquialism

A word or phrase that is informal or characteristic of everyday speech.

Comparatives

Words used to compare two things, often ending in '-er' or using 'more'.

Complex Sentence

A sentence containing an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Compound Word

A word formed by combining two or more words.

Contrast or Juxtaposition

Placing two or more elements side by side to highlight their differences or similarities.

Cumulation

The use of many similar words or phrases together to build up emphasis.

Demand Gaze

A visual technique where a character looks directly at the viewer, creating a sense of engagement or confrontation.

Dialogue

Conversation between two or more characters.

Diction

The choice and use of words and phrases in writing or speech.

Dilemma

A situation in which a character must make a difficult choice between two unfavorable options.

Dysphemism

A harsh or blunt term used in place of a more neutral or pleasant one.

Ellipsis

The omission of a word or phrase that is grammatically necessary but can be understood from the context.

Emotive Language/Adjective

Language that is intended to evoke an emotional response in the reader or listener.

Exclusive Language

Language that excludes a certain group or individual.

End-Stopped Line

A line of poetry that ends with a punctuation mark, creating a pause.

Enjambment

The continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next without punctuation.

Epistrophe

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt.

Evidence

Factual information or quotes used to support an argument.

Figurative Language

Language that uses figures of speech, such as metaphors, similes, and personification.

Foreshadowing

A hint or clue about what will happen later in the story.

Free Verse

Poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.

Hyperbole

Exaggeration used for emphasis or effect.

Hypophora

A figure of speech in which the speaker poses a question and then answers it.

Imagery

Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

Imperative

A sentence that gives a command or makes a request.

Incomplete Sentence

A sentence that lacks a subject or a verb.

Invective

Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.

Irony

A situation or statement where the opposite of what is expected occurs.

Jargon

Specialized language used by a particular group or profession.

Juxtaposition

Placing two elements side by side to highlight contrast.

Lexical Cluster/Field

A group of words related to the same topic.

Listing

A technique of mentioning multiple items in sequence.

Litotes

Understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary.

Loaded Words

Words with strong emotional implications.

Logical Fallacies

Errors in reasoning that weaken arguments.

Masculine Rhyme

A rhyme that matches only one syllable, typically the final stressed syllable.

Metaphor

A comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Meter

The rhythmic structure of a line of poetry.

Motif

A recurring element or symbol in a story.

Metonymy

A figure of speech in which a related term is substituted for the word itself.

Narrative

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Neologism

A newly coined word or expression.

Off-rhyme

A rhyme in which the sounds are similar but not exact.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates a sound.

Oxymoron

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

Parables

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

Paradox

A statement that seems self-contradictory but reveals a deeper truth.

Parallel Construction/Structure

Using similar grammatical forms.

Parenthesis

A word or phrase inserted into a sentence to add extra information.

Pattern of Three/Tricolon

A series of three parallel elements.

Personal Pronouns

Words like I, you, he, she, we, they that refer to people.

Personification

Attributing human traits to non-human things.

Plosive/Explosive Consonants

Sounds that create a burst of air.

Poetic Devices

Techniques used in poetry like rhyme, meter, and metaphor.

Polysyndeton

Using several conjunctions in close succession.

Pathetic Fallacy

Attributing human emotion to nature.

Proverbs

Short, commonly known sayings that express a truth or advice.

Pun

A play on words.

Quotation

Citing someone else's words directly.

Repetition

Repeating words or phrases for emphasis.

Reported Speech

Paraphrasing what someone else said.

Rhetoric

The art of persuasion through language.

Rhetorical Question

A question posed for effect, not an answer.

Rhyme

Repetition of similar sounds, especially at the ends of lines.

Rhythm

The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Sarcasm

Saying the opposite of what is meant to mock.

Satire

Use of humor, irony, or exaggeration to criticize.

Sentence Fragments

Incomplete sentences used for effect.

Sentence Structure/Syntax

The arrangement of words in a sentence.

Sentence Structure Variation

Mixing short and long sentences for effect.

Sibilance

Repetition of 's' or 'sh' sounds.

Simile

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Simple Sentence

A sentence with one independent clause.

Slang

Informal language used within a group.

Slogan

A memorable phrase for branding.

Statistics

Numerical data used as evidence.

Superlative

An adjective showing the highest degree.

Symbolism

Using objects or symbols to represent ideas.

Synecdoche

A part represents the whole.

Testimony

A statement from a credible source.

Tone

The writer's attitude toward the subject.

Tricolon

See Pattern of Three.

Understatement

Making something seem less important.