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| Homophone | A word that sounds like another word, but has a different spelling and meaning. Example: Bear/Bare |
| Hyberbole | Exaggeration, overstatement. Example: I've been waiting for hours! |
| Idiom | Phrases used in a particular culture so that the 'locals' understand what is meant, but a dictionary might not help a 'foreigner' because the literal meaning of the word are not used. Example: 'It's your shout' |
| Image | A picture - created visually, in words, in sounds - we talk about the imagery in a film/novel/poem etc. |
| Indirect Speech | When what is said is reported rather than quoted. Example: 'He told us that the thief had been caught', rather than 'He said: "The thief has been caught" |
| Innuendo | The way meaning is implied rather than stated, usually in a derogatory way. |
| Intertextuality | Relationships between texts that affects the meaning of the texts. Example: - The film version of a novel affecting the way you respond to the novel and vice versa. - A novel/fim being a reinterpretation of an older text where the creator assumes his/her audience knows the older text (Clueless or Ten Things I Hate About You) - Allusions to other (usually well known) texts to enrich the meaning of the current text. |
| Irony | Generally a statement by which the reader/viewer understands something different from what is stated - may be the opposite, or may be just slightly off centre. |
| Jargon | The language used by a particular group of people (usually some sort of organisation or profession) and little understood outside that group. |
| Juxtaposition | The close positioning of words, phrases or images to create an effect. |
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