English key vocab
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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allusion |
Allusion is an indirect reference to another time person or place, e.g. His love of chocolate was his Achilles' heel.
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assonance |
Assonance involves words that have the same vowel sound.
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metaphor |
Metaphor is an implied comparison of two unlike things, e.g. He was a lion in battle.
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simile |
Simile involves describing something by comparing it with something else.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.
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personification |
Personification describes something non-human as if it is human.
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foreshadowing |
Foreshadowing is to hint at what might happen later in the play.
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aside |
The actor said an aside to the audience that the other characters wouldn't hear.
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anachronism |
The town is a throwback to medieval times, an anachronism that has survived the passing years.
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irony |
Irony is the use of words where the real meaning is the opposite of what is actually said.
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pun |
A pun involves the clever use of words that has two meanings.
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soliloquy |
Soliloquy is the act of a character speaking to themselves so as to reveal their thoughts to the audience.
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symbol |
An object can be a symbol, if it also stands for something larger than itself, a clock might mean time passing.
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style |
A writer's style is their characteristic way of writing e.g. choice of words, structure and imagery.
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tone |
Tone is the feel of the text, indicated by choice of words, rhythm of sentence and such like.
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protagonist |
The protagonist is the main character in the play.
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antagonist |
Antagonist is the person or force within a story that opposes the protagonist or hero.
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