CONNOTATION; associtaions. pos or neg.
important in analysing texts as they convey
feeling/ideas
figurative lang; METAPHOR is a
comparison that describes a person,
object or situation as if they were
something else. SIMILE; uses like or
as. PERSONFICATION, PATH FAL
AND IMAGERY.
SEMANTIC FIELDS; group of words w/
associated meanings
HYPERNYM; general word
that describes hyponyms.
SYNONYM; similar meaning - lexical
choice influenced by (in)formality.
antonyms - opposite to e/o
FORMAL LEXIS; serious and
impersonal - more likely written than
spoken. often complex and
polysyllabic (not always)
INFORMAL LEXIS; relaxed
and conversational, often
simple and monosyllabic
AMBIGUOUS LANG; more
than one possible
meaning
IRONY; saying/writing the
opposite of what is actually
meant (similar to sarcasm)
DRAMATIC IRONY; s/t
said in a play has a
deeper meaning,
understood by
audience but not
characters
PUN; play on words
OWYMORON;
contradictory
words/phrases
bought
together
EMOTIVE LANG; intended to
produce emotive response