English Language Techniques Flashcards
To learn what each techniques are and how to learn from them.
A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, this is using “as” or “like”.
simile
A descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else.
Metaphor
Obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect.
Hyperbole
giving human attributes to an inanimate object.
personification
A type of personification where emotions are given to weather. the weather can often foreshadow future events.
Pathetic Fallacy
Words that sound like what they mean.
Onomatopoeia
a phrase containing two or more contradictory ideas or terms
Oxymoron
Language intended to create a personal and emotional response from the reader.
Emotive Language
Complimenting your audience
Flattery
a personal view point, this is often presented as fact.
Opinion
‘I’, ‘you’ and ‘we’.
Personal Pronouns
Instructional language.
Imperative Language
Three points to support an argument.
Triples
A question which implies it’s own answer.
Rhetorical Question
