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GCSE 3
AQA ENGLISH
7
English
11th Grade
04/23/2015

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term

 

 

 

SLANG

Definition

 

 

 

Informal Language

 

engage the reader / humour / emphasis / irony

Term

 

 

 

ANECDOTE

Definition

 

 

 

A recount of an event

 

personalise / bring reality to a point / emotional appeal

Term

 

 

 

THE 5 SENSES

Definition

 

 

 

Sight / Hearing / Taste / Touch Smell

 

Appeals to reader's own / provoke empathy / creates imagery / brings a text to life / adds realim

Term

 

 

 

 

PUNS

Definition

 

 

 

A play on words resulting in a double meaning

 

humour / emphasis / irony

Term

 

 

 

 

CLICHE

 

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

 

An overused saying/phrase

 

irony / humour / engaging the reader

 

 

 

 

Term

 

 

 

IRONY

Definition

 

 

 

Words that are opposite to their actual meaning

 

humour / add drama / sarcassm / emphasise an argument

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