BASIC Language Techniques (SIMPLE) Flashcards
A few of the main language techniques / devices that you must know.
What is a simile?
A simile is when you compare two different things using words “like” or “as”.
Examples:
“she sings like an angel”
“as brave as a lion”
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unrelated things by saying that one thing is another.
Examples:
His words were a dagger to my heart.
Time is a thief
What is a personification?
Personification is when a non-human is given human qualities.
Example:
Think of your own.
“The ocean waves crashed angrily against the shore.” by describing the waves as “crashing angrily,” the writer gives the waves a human-like quality, suggesting that they can express emotions similar to those of a person.
What is an adjective?
An adjective is a word that describes something.
Difficult Examples:
“Paradoxical”
“Ineffable”
“Disproportionat”
“Unprecedented”
What is a noun?
A noun is a name, place, thing or an idea.
Example:
People: “John”
*Places: “Omaha” *
*Things: “Book” *
Ideas: “perspicacity”
Note: being perspicacious is an adjective but perspicacity specifically is a noun, be careful when determining nouns like this haha.
What is a verb?
A verb is a doing word.
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that modifies or describes a verb
Often end in -ly.
Example:
Quickly
