Analysing literature

Key Stage 4 spelling · English · Word dictation · Unit 1

• juxtaposition n.: placing things side by side to show differences
• ambiguity n.: lack of clarity; having more than one possible meaning
• connotation n.: an idea or feeling suggested by a word
• paradox n.: something seemingly contradictory that may still be true
• irony n.: a contrast between expectations and reality or words
• symbolism n.: the use of symbols to represent ideas
• foreshadowing n., v.: a hint about what will happen later
• dichotomy n.: a division into two contrasting groups or ideas
• perspective n.: A way of viewing or thinking about something
• synthesis n.: combining separate parts or ideas into a whole
• soliloquy n.: a speech expressing thoughts aloud while alone
• pathetic adj.: very poor or weak; causing pity