AS LITERATURE - SOME KEY FEATURES AND TERMS - 1000 WORD COURSEWORK

Here are some key literary, rhetorical and language features you should be familiar with when analysing the poems from Birthday Letters. As you prepare for the coursework you should refer back to this table. You can also use the glossary on this blog. Click here to go to that page.
 

Literature		Rhetoric
Imagery	Phonology
Simile Metaphor   - metaphorical   - extended Personification Oxymoron Symbolism	Rhyme Rhythm Alliteration Assonance  Onomatopoeia	Repetition Hyperbole List of three Lists Direct address Comparative pair Contrasting pair
Language
Grammar	Lexis	Register	Syntax
Nouns -Concrete -Abstract -Pronoun -Proper noun Adjectives -Superlatives -Comparatives Verbs	Words High / low frequency Denotation Connotation Monosyllabic Polysyllabic Lexical fields	Formal / Informal / technical	Sentence structures Simple Compound Complex Declarative Interrogative Imperative Exclamative
Literary	features
Narrator	Setting	Genre	General
First person Second person Third person Past, present, future tense Monologue Dialogue Subjective Objective	Location Interior Exterior Time Season	Poetry – free verse Descriptive writing Narrative – story telling Reflective writing Autobiography Elegy	Conflict Elements Senses Structure - dialectic