Extra Language Devices

Question 1

1. What is Pathetic Fallacy?

Answer 1

Is when the weather or the atmosphere describes the mood.

For example, when the weather is rainy , people are sad and depressed

2nd example, the dark night could symbolise something supernatural like 3AM Satan etc…

Question 2

2. What is Personification?

Answer 2

It Is when a non-human is given human qualities.

For example, the tree is waving to John as he drives away.

Question 3

3. What is a Simile?

Answer 3

When you are comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

For example, his facial vision looked like a falcon’s eye

Question 4

4. What is a Metaphor?

Answer 4

It Is when you are comparing two things with ( Is or Are )

Example He is an orc

Question 5

5. What is a Extended Metaphor?

Answer 5

Pick a metaphor and explain how — > turn in to an extended metaphor

Metaphor — > Life is a rollercoaster. Now turning into extended metaphor add explanation so, Life is a rollercoaster you don’t know when you will be at the top or at the bottom, it will all happen in an instance, at the greatest heights you will be at the greatest heights and at times it will crash, but every day is never the same, just like in a turn in a Roller coaster is never the same.

Question 6

6. What is a Oxymoron?

Answer 6

It is 2 opposite words side-by-side

Example, the ( small ) ( giant )

Question 7

7. What is Juxtaposition?

Answer 7

You explain an oxymoron.

The small giant tip-toing trying to reach the top shelf, however, his small arms and puny fingers prevented him from grabbing the bar of jam.

Question 8

8. What is Symbolism?

Answer 8

Is when objects represent a meaning.

For example, moon and the star represent Islam.

e.g. ( In Macbeth the dagger links to death. )

Question 9

9. Explain Semantic field?

Answer 9

Is where words are linked to an idea.

For example, PPE, 2m and Hand Sanitiser, Head of Year link to COVID.

Question 10

10. What is Irony?

Answer 10

It Is when events in the text surprises the characters.

e.g. Mr Birling offering a 1000.

Question 11

11. What is Rhetorical Question?

Answer 11

It is when Question that does not require an answer

Question 12

12. What is Hyperbole?

Answer 12

Is when you hype, when over-exaggerating.

I am going to eat the whole restaurant.

Question 13

13. What is Assonance?

Answer 13

Is the repetition of the vowel sound.

I am too cool for school. Oooooo

Question 14

14. What is Alliteration?

Answer 14

Words in a sentence beginning with the same letter. ( The Cat Crawling )

Question 15

15. What is Sibilance?

Answer 15

Is when words in a row have the s letter or the s sound

Example: the snake was slowly hissing

Question 16

16. What is Euphemism?

Answer 16

Is when you say something in an indirect manner.

He is not with us anymore.

Question 17

17. What is Emotive Language?

Answer 17

It Is when the writer makes the reader feel emotional. By making them angry.

Question 18

18. What is Onomatopoeia ?

Answer 18

Words describe the sound

WOOSH , BANG , SLAM , CRASH

Question 19

19. Rule of 3 / Power of 3 / Triplets?

Answer 19

Words or phrases in a row describe something in (3)

The table is black, hard and wide

Question 20

20. What is Facts/ Stats?

Answer 20

Using evidence to support their facts.

50 % of the students prefer using email rather than social media .

10% students love ice cream

Question 21

21. What is Plosive?

Answer 21

Reputation of harsh sound

Words such as ‘P’ ‘D’ ‘B’

Question 22

22. What is Zoomorphism?

Answer 22

It is when your giving animal features to human

Example John barked at me / John shouted at me.

Question 23

23. What is Repetition?

Answer 23

Language Device and Structure.
Is when the writer uses the words repletely to create an effect.
Where is being repeated and why is that important

Question 24

24. Noun, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs?

Answer 24

Nouns ( Are Naming Words )

Adjectives ( Describing Words )

Verbs ( Doing Words )

Adverb ( Which are words that describe the verb )