Lang & Lit Terminology

2. The use of apparently contradictory words in a phrase, e.g. peaceful war
4. a word that, over time, has fallen out of common usage
6. words that are considered socially unacceptable
7. to refer to something directly or indirectly
8. where the weather or environment reflects emotions
12. language that conveys a meaning other to than that literally expressed by the words
14. a piece of writing or art that pokes fun at or mocks the societal establishment.
16. the literal meaning of the words.
17. a newly invented word
19. elements of a text that hold opposite ends of a notional scale
20. the placing together of elements for conscious effect

1. a newly invented word, created by merging two words together, for example chillax
3. the 'voice' that tells the story
5. the listing of elements that features a co-ordinating conjunction
9. the listing of elements that excludes any form of co-ordinating conjunction.
10. colloquial omission of parts of words
11. a word created by utilising two existing words separated by a hyphen
13. the character the reader is meant to identify with the most and follow through the story
15. the associations that can be gleaned from words
18. an unnecessarily extreme way of saying something, not normally socially appropriate.