Kind of determiner that shows whether a general or a specific example of something is referred to. The indefinite article in English is a or an; the definite article is the.
A more extensive list of grammatical terms is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Aspect
Grammatical feature of verbs that indicates, for example, whether an action is finished or ongoing. In English, there are two aspects, the perfect and the continuous.
A more extensive list of grammatical terms is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Assonance
The repeated use of the same vowel sounds to create a distinct rhythmic pattern, to set a mood or reiterate the meaning of words.
A more extensive list of literary terms, with quotations from fiction and non-fiction sources showing the terms in use, is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Asyndeton
Writing stripped down to its crucial meaning and essentials, where, for example, conjunctions or pronouns are omitted.
A more extensive list of literary terms, with quotations from fiction and non-fiction sources showing the terms in use, is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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Attributive
An attributive adjective is one that immediately precedes a noun, for example painful in a painful memory.
A more extensive list of grammatical terms is included in The Right Word: A Writer’s Toolkit of Grammar, Vocabulary and Literary Terms (Bloomsbury 2021)
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