English language features

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of the same sound at the start of words

Question 2

Onomatopoeia

Answer 2

words showing the real sound

Question 3

Anaphora

Answer 3

Repeating the same word/ phrase at the start of sentences

Question 4

Simile

Answer 4

Compare two things using like/as

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

Compare two things without using like/as

Question 6

Personification

Answer 6

Gives non-human things human qualities

Question 7

Hyperbole

Answer 7

Exaggeration (Used for emphasis to get a point across. Also illustrates something of the mood of the speaker/writer)

Question 8

Simple sentences

Answer 8

One verb in a sentence

Question 9

Compound sentence

Answer 9

Two verbs in a sentance

Question 10

Minor sentence

Answer 10

Missing subject/verb

Question 11

Exclamatory sentence

Answer 11

Exclamation mark( Can express emotions such as surprise or excitement.)

Question 12

Rhetorical question

Answer 12

questions not wanting an answer (To get the readers’ / audience’s attention and make them think about the answer before giving it.)

Question 13

Euphemism

Answer 13

less harsh way to saying something

Question 14

Neologism

Answer 14

New word

Question 15

Listing

Answer 15

listed words (Shows the extent of or emphasizes the topic/object/event being discussed/described; shows the author’s wide knowledge of the topic)

Question 16

Emotive language

Answer 16

Choice of words intended for an emotional effect

Question 17

Contrast

Answer 17

opposite meaning words close together

Question 18

Alusion

Answer 18

Reference to something else

Question 19

Adjectives

Answer 19

Describe noun

Question 20

noun

Answer 20

thing

Question 21

verb

Answer 21

doing words

Question 22

Symbolism

Answer 22

use of objects to create feeling

Question 23

positive connoatation

Answer 23

words with a positive feeling