Language techniques for unseen dystopia

Antithesis

Opposites, such as light & dark

Anaphora

Repeating a word/phrase at the beginning of sentences. E.g "My life is my purpose. My life is my goal."

Hyperbole

Exaggeration for effect

Litotes

The opposite, an understatement

Neologism

Creating a new word, confuses reader

Semantic pattern

Words related by their meaning

Triadic list

List of three

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents e.g bzz

Oxymoron

Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')

Motif

A recurring theme, subject or idea

Colloquial language

Informal spoken language or conversation

Idiom

A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally. "hold your horses"

Parenthesis

A phrase adding extra detail - "Lucy, who was 16 , loved P.E

Personification

Giving of human qualities to an animal, object

Abstract nouns

These have no physical existence. They refer to ideas, emotions and concepts you cannot see, touch, hear, smell, or taste. Example: love, time, fear, freedom

Possessive nouns

Expresses ownership. Examples: Blake's notebook, Alan's sock, Makayla's fruit roll-up