Text Devices Definitons (Swapped)

Author's Purpose-Form

The reason WHY an author wrote something.

Audience-Form

The person or group of people that are the intended audience of a text.

Bias-Form

Being heavily in favor of (positive) or opposed to (negative) an idea in a close-minded or unfair manner.

Genre Elements-Form

Text features and unique elements that make up fiction and nonfiction texts.

Register-Form

The level of formality within a text (formal, informal, semi-formal).

Point of View (POV)-Form

The narrative perspective from which a story is told.

Anaphora-Structure

The repetition of certain words or phrases at the beginning of successive sentences.

Asyndeton-Structure

Omitting conjunctions in a series.

Polysyndeton-Structure

Using many conjunctions in a series.

Chiasmus-Structure

A grammatical structure where phrases are inverted.

Juxtaposition-Structure

Placing two elements next to each other for comparison or contrast.

Punctuation-Structure

The use of marks in writing to improve clarity and structure.

Repetition-Structure

The repeated use of specific words or phrases.

Sentence Length-Structure

The number of words in a sentence.

Sentence Type-Structure

The purpose of a sentence (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory).

Syntax-Structure

The arrangement of words in a sentence.

Triadic Structure (Rule of 3's)-Structure

A sentence containing a series of three words, phrases, or clauses.

Alliteration-Language

The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

Allusion-Language

A reference to a well-known person, event, place, or work.

Connotation-Language

The emotional or cultural meaning attached to a word.

Denotation-Language

The literal, dictionary definition of a word.

Diction-Language

The author's choice of words.

Hyperbole-Language

Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

Imagery (Descriptive Language)-Language

Use of vivid descriptions that appeal to the senses.

Irony-Language

A contradiction between expected and actual outcomes.

Metaphor/Extended Metaphor-Language

A comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."

Mood-Language

The emotional atmosphere of a text.

Personification-Language

Giving human qualities to non-human entities.

Rhetoric-Language

The art of using language persuasively.

Simile-Language

A comparison using "like" or "as."

Symbolism-Language

Using objects or actions to represent ideas.

Tone-Language

The overall attitude of the text toward its subject.

Zeugma-Language

She broke his car and his heart.