English language paper 1 language devices

Question 1

pathetic fallacy

Answer 1

weather or atmosphere describing the mood

Question 2

personification

Answer 2

nonhuman is given human qualities

Question 3

simile

Answer 3

comparing 2 things using like or as

Question 4

metaphor

Answer 4

comparing 2 things using is or are

Question 5

extended metaphor

Answer 5

metaphor that is used throughout the text

Question 6

oxymoron

Answer 6

2 opposite words placed next to each other

Question 7

juxtaposition

Answer 7

2 opposing ideas

Question 8

symbolism

Answer 8

an object linked and represents ideas

Question 9

semantic field

Answer 9

words across an extract that link to one idea

Question 10

irony

Answer 10

events that surprise the characters and audience

Question 11

rhetorical question

Answer 11

questions that do not need an answer

Question 12

hyperbole

Answer 12

over exaggeration

Question 13

assonance

Answer 13

repeated vowel sounds

Question 14

alliteration

Answer 14

words in a row starting with the same letter

Question 15

sibilance

Answer 15

words that all have a s or sh sound

Question 16

euphemism

Answer 16

saying something in an indirect manner

Question 17

emotive language

Answer 17

words that make the reader or audience feel a certain way or emotions

Question 18

onomatopoeia

Answer 18

word describes sound

Question 19

rule of 3 or triplet

Answer 19

words or phrases in a row to describe something, in 3s

Question 20

plosive

Answer 20

repetition of a harsh sound

Question 21

zoomorphism

Answer 21

give a person animal features