Analysing Language Flashcards
Define simile
A comparison made using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’:
She smelt as fresh as a daisy.
Define onomatopoeia
Words which imitate sounds:
- tick tock, tick tock*
- Whoooosh*
Define alliteration
A repetition of consonant sounds:
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers*
- Ethan eats eggs.*
Define assonance
A repetition of vowel sounds:
- Row, row row your boat (long o sound)*
- Try as I might, the kite did not fly (long i sound)*
Define sibilance
Repetition of ‘s’ sounds often
harsh, smooth, or sickly
Define plosive
Repetition of ‘b’, ‘p’, ‘d’, or ‘t’ sounds -
often harsh and aggressive
Define personification
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics:
Taeko never used the school elevator near reception because it was grumpy and rude.
Define adjectives
Describe nouns:
red, yellow, big, small, hairy
Define adverbs
Describe verbs, can end in ‘ly’:
quickly, slowly, lazily
Define Imagery
Visually descriptive language:
- Fluttering and dancing in the breeze;*
- A host of golden daffodils.*
Define metaphor
A direct comparison:
- Ethan lives in a bubble.*
- Tom was so hungry, he could eat a horse.*
Define senses
Sight, sound, smell, taste or touch
Define anaphora
Repetition of line openings:
We came, we saw and we conquered.
Define juxtaposition
Two things placed close together for contrasting effect:
- “Here is much to do with hate, but more to do with love.”*
- (Romeo and Juliet)*
Define Oxymoron
Two opposing words next to each other:
- alone together*
- clearly misunderstood*
- bittersweet*
