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English writing and analysis techniques
advanced english (ENGADV)
University of Sydney
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Allegory: ● A narrative story where it is easy to apply to another group of characters ● Usually told to teach Analogy: ● A comparison showing the things that are the sae between two things, people or situations ● An Extended metaphor or simile Ambiguity: ● When there is more than one possible meaning Alliteration: ● Repetition of a vowel sound in words with close connection Assonance: ● Repetition of a vowel sound in words with close connection Antithesis: ● The opposite or contrast ● Involves the balancing of one point of view against another Appropriation: ● Taking over or possessing something for personal use ● We ‘lift’ material from a certain source and we can transform it Cliché: ● A phrase or expression which was once novel, vivid and exciting but which has been so overused that it lacks real meaning Euphemism: ● An expression used to avoid directly saying something distasteful, unpleasant or confronting ● An avoidance technique for talking about something that everyone understands but people avoid expression directly Figurative Language: ● Language that means more than the literal (exact) meaning of the words ● It’s intended to enhance our understanding of feelings or images
Figures of speech: ● The devices used by writers to convey more meaning and to create better images that ordinary language can convey Idiom: ● An expression or way of speaking which is peculiar to a language ● Local people understand it to mean something other than it’s literal translation Imagery: ● The picture or image created in our imagination by writers choice of words Irony: ● It is when the MEANING (that the audience is to understand) Differs from what is ACTUALLY being said or done. One is the ‘secret’ the other is not. Oxymoron: ● This is a seeming contradiction between two words in close connection. Jargon: ● Language that is particular to a group in society ● Differs from slang because it is acceptable in a formal setting Pun: ● A play on words ● It is dependent on two words sounding similar on their being two meaning for the same word Vector: ● Lines in a photograph, painting or picture that draw the eye to a particular object or person ● They can show a relationship between objects or people in a picture Parody: ● An imitation or mimicking of a text especially using exaggeration to create humour.
Both "woman" and "chick" refer to females, however chick has a slightly negative connotation and woman has more of a neutral connotation. PARADOXES: ● Can be an apparently true statement or group of statements that leads to a contradiction or a situation which defies intuition. EG. What runs but has no legs.. your nose. OXYMORONS: ● Is a figure of speech that combines two normally contradictory terms. EG. Fine Mess, Almost Totally. ONOMATOPOEIA: ● Onomatopoeia is a type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing. RHYME: ● Is a repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more different words and is most often used in poetry. RHYTHM: ● Is the variation of the length and accentuation of a series of sounds or other events. JUXTAPOSITION: ● Two words being placed next to each other to emphasize contrast or comparison. REPETITION: ● The act or an instance of repeating or being repeated. EG. Because I do not hope to turn again. Because I do not hope. Because I do not hope to turn.... COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE: ● Informal language, that is not rude, but would not be used in formal situations. Not used in formal speech or writing. SLANG: ● Is the use of informal words and expressions to describe an object or condition. Slang is vocabulary that is meant to be interpreted quickly but not necessarily literally, as slang words or terms are often a metaphor or an allegory.
English writing and analysis techniques
Course: advanced english (ENGADV)
University: University of Sydney
