50 language devices

Question 1

what is pathetic fallacy?
what is personification?

Answer 1

-pathetic fallacy is when the weather reflects the mood eg sunny people are happy
-personification is when you give something that is non human a human feature eg the board was standing behind me

Question 2

what is zoomorphism?
what is chremamorhpism?

Answer 2

-zoomphormism is when you give an animal a human feature eg she was barking at me
-chremaphormism is when you give a human the feature of a non-human eg he was blasting like a rocket

Question 3

what is a simile?
what is a metaphor?

Answer 3

-simile is compare 2 nouns using like or as
eg john ran like a cheetah
-metaphor is when u compare 2 nouns without using like or as eg john is a cheetah

Question 4

what is extended metaphor?
what is oxymoron?

Answer 4

-extended metaphor is when you explain the metaphor eg your a snake everything that hiss out of your mouth is a lie
-oxymoron is two opposite words eg sweet and sour.

Question 5

what is juxtaposition?
what is semantic field?

Answer 5

-juxtaposition is two opposing ideas basically explaining the oxymoron eg small giant was tiptoing to reach the shelf
-semantic field is when words can be linked to 1 topic eg goal refree football

Question 6

what is rhetorical question?
what is hyperbole?

Answer 6

-rhetorical question is when a question is asked and doesnt get a response
-hyperbole is exaggerating eg im so hungry i could eat a horse

Question 7

what is assonance?
what is alliteration?

Answer 7

-is repeating the vowel sound eg 2 cool for skl /lighting the fire
-words in a row all start with the same letter eg big blue bouncy ball

Question 8

what is sibilance?
what is emotive language?

Answer 8

-sibilance is when you repeat the s letter or the s sound eg snake slowly slithered
-emotive language is trying to avoke a particular emotion eg an evil monster abused the young victim

Question 9

what is onomatopoeia?
what is rule of three?

Answer 9

-onomatopoeia is when using sounds in writing eg boom bang
-rule of 3 is when you use 3 adjectives or 3 phases in a row

Question 10

what is imagery?
what is repetition?

Answer 10

-imagery is when the writer is trying to create a particular image
-repetition is repeating words or phases for a effect eg stop

Question 11

what is nouns?
what is verbs?

Answer 11

-noun is the name of anything
-verbs is action eg jump

Question 12

what is adjective?
what is a adverb?

Answer 12

-adjective describes a noun
-adverb is describing the verb eg slowly

Question 13

what is colloquial language?
what is euphemism?

Answer 13

-colloquial language is writing the way you speak
-euphemism is a nicer way of saying bad stuff

Question 14

what is hypophora?
what is satire?

Answer 14

-hypophora is when a character asks a question and they answer it
-satire is using humour to expose society or people

Question 15

what is symbolism?
what is anecdote?

Answer 15

-symbolism is objects have a wider meaning
-anecdote is a small personal story

Question 16

what is anaphora?
what is euro

Answer 16

-anaphora is when the wrtier repeats the same thing at the begininng of a sentence eg you is kind you is smart you is ugly
-epistrophe is when you repeat the word at the end of the sentence eg im tired of this job im over this job im done with this job

Question 17

what is tmesis?
what is cliche?

Answer 17

-tmesis is inserting a word inside another eg absobloominglutly
-cliche is used quite often eg cant judge a book by its cover

Question 18

what is a paradox?
what is a imperative?

Answer 18

-paradox is when somethign sounds craxy but is true
-imperative is a command eg sit down

Question 19

what is a diction?
what is a plosive?

Answer 19

-diction is when the writer writes in a specific way to establish a voice egwitches in macbeth
-plosive is repetition of sounds like puh or tuh

Question 20

what is cocophony?
what is anastrophe?

Answer 20

-cocophony is using harsh sounds eg shriek
-anastrophe is when the order of the words is incorrect eg i cats like when its meant to be i like cats

Question 21

what is humour?
what is anachronism?

Answer 21

-humour is when the writer is funny
-anachronism is time machine of language eg story is set in 1955 but the character is using an iphone

Question 22

what is aporia?
what is hubris?

Answer 22

-aporia is when the writer expresses doubt in their writing eg
-hubris is overly confident eg

Question 23

what is verbal irony?
what is structural irony?
what is dramatic irony?

Answer 23

-verbal irony is when the opposite of what the character says ends up happening
-strucutral irony is events that end up happening go against of what the charatcer thought would happen
-dramatic irony is when the audience are aware of something that characters arent

Question 24

what is superlative?
what is motif?

Answer 24

-superlative is the highest amount eg most or greatest
-motif is when the writer recoccuring a certain image throughout the text