Meta language

Question	Answer
Pun	The use of words to exploit double-meanings for humorous effects
Alliteration	Use of the same sound at the start of words occurring together
Personification	Giving human characteristics to something
Theme	Recurring idea
Tone	An indicator of attitude, emotion or thoughts
Dramatic irony	In drama, the device of giving the spectator an item of information that at least one of the characters in the narrative is unaware of
First person	A story narrated by one character
Assonance	The rhyming of vowel sounds
Oxymoron	Figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory ideas
Cliché	Expression or idea that is no longer effective because of overuse
Third person	Where the characters in the narrative are distinct from the person telling the story
Colloquial	A manner of speaking that is informal and uses phrases or words associated with a particular area.
Hyperbole	Deliberate exaggeration for effect
Imagery	Descriptive language that evokes sensory experience
Irony	When a statement is apparently straight forward but there are undercurrents that offer a different significance
Paradox	Person or thing made up of contradictory elements
Metaphor	A figure of speech in which a term is applied to something it does not literally denote in order to imply a resemblance
Pathetic Fallacy	When the weather or natural world reflect the mood of the writing
Protagonist	Leading character in a play or story

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	Created by Claire Collins almost 9 years ago