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Authors may use words commonly associated with a certain subject, experience or state of mind. It refers to an author's choice of language. This can also be referred to as 'register'. But short syllabic, alliterative lines can create an upbeat and pacy atmosphere. For example, long sentences or verses, with assonance, tend to create a sad, melancholic mood. Different elements of writing can help to create these moods. Tone is the creation of mood in a text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger. So, snakes are often symbols of temptation as in the story of Adam and Eve, white usually symbolises innocence and a ringing bell can be a symbol for impending doom. They can sometimes give us an insight into the themes. Objects, colours, sounds and places may work as symbols. Similes usually involve the words 'like' or 'as'- he is as quick as an arrow in flight, as white as snow, like a burning star.

This is where a phrase establishes similarity between two things. Quote There she weaves by night and day/A magic web with colours gay./She has heard a whisper say,/A curse is on her if she stay/To look down to Camelot./She knows not what the curse may be,/And so she weaveth steadily,/And little other care hath she,/The Lady of Shalott.' Simile Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott uses a strong internal rhythm to build up the sense of unrelenting monotony in the poem. Many poems contain a repetitive beat or metre. Why do you think the poet has chosen it? Does it add control or perhaps imitate the ideas in the poem in some way? Rhythm Try to comment on what contribution the rhyme scheme is making to the text as a whole. For example, sonnets have 14 lines with the fixed rhyme scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GG. This is where a word or phrase is repeated to achieve a particular effect. For example, the moon calls me to her darkened world. This is where a human quality is attributed to a thing or idea. This is language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow.

This is where two words normally not associated are brought together. This is a word that sounds like the noise it is describing. Monologue can be in speech form, delivered in front of other characters and having great thematic importance, or as a soliloquy where we see the character laying bare their soul and thinking aloud. MonologueДЄn uninterrupted monologue can show a character's importance or state of mind. This is where a word or phrase is used to imply figurative resemblance, not a literal or 'actual' one. This is where words or ideas are used humorously or sarcastically, to imply the opposite of what they mean. Similes, metaphors and personification can all be used to achieve this - they all compare something 'real' with something 'imagined'.

This is where strong pictures or ideas are created in the mind of the reader. For example, we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast. This is exaggerating for a purpose вЂ“ it is not meant to be taken literally. This technique is often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another. This is device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse. For example, the clash, spew and slow pang of grinding waves against the quay. This is discordant combinations of sounds. It can also be found in the conversational style of a poem.

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Dialogue is important in drama and can show conflict through a series of statements and challenges, or intimacy where characters mirror the content and style of each other's speech. This is a conversation between two or more people - sometimes an imagined conversation between the narrator and the reader. This is a version of a language spoken by people in a particular geographical area. For example, chill, out of this world, take a rain check Dialect This is language used in speech with an informal meaning. For example, he passed her a sharp, dark glance, she shot a cool, foolish look across the room. This is where the same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different. For example, the cold, crisp, crust of clean, clear ice. This is where the first letter of a word is repeated in words that follow. Here's a reminder of what they are and how they work: Alliteration You should be able to write about key language features used in novels, short stories, plays and poems.