Paper 1 terminology

Register

indicates the level of formality

style

how creative choices establish meaning

ambiguity

having more than one possible meaning

anecdote

a short personal story

assonance

the repition of a similar vowel sounds

consonance

repitition of similar sounds of consonants

fricatives

a consonant produced through forcing the breath through a restrictive passage (f,v, s, th, z)

hyperbole

the use of exxageration

non standard english

any dialect of english other than english

onomatopoeia

words that imitate sound

opinion as facts

when an opinion is stated as a fact using a declarative

oxymoron

the pairing together of two words that are contrasting

satire

the use of irony and sarcasm to create a political statement

semantic field

a group of words that all share a similar theme

archaism

use of archaic words that are no longer in use

acronym

the use of initials to stand for something else

colloquialism

chatty word or phrase

dysphemism

a dark, humerous effect

euphemism

a word or statement that expresses something unpleasant in gentler language