Imaginative Language Features

Question 1

Adjectives and Adverbs

Answer 1

Adjectives are words that describe nouns; adverbs describe verbs

Question 2

Connotation

Answer 2

Meaning that is suggested, rather than literal

Question 3

Sensory details

Answer 3

Words and phrases that appeal to the reader’s senses, typically of sight and hearing.

Question 4

Anthropomorphism

Answer 4

Giving human qualities to an animal or object

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

A comparative device that describes one thing as another

Question 6

Metonymy

Answer 6

Using a word to represent a larger concept to which it is related, e.g. using ‘the bottle’ to refer to alcohol

Question 7

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 7

Crediting nature with human traits, e.g. a description of the weather to symbolise a character’s emotional state

Question 8

Personification

Answer 8

Attributing human qualities to an object or phenomenon

Question 9

Simile

Answer 9

A comparative device that describes one thing as being like another

Question 10

Symbol

Answer 10

An object or phrase that embodies a range of meanings that extend beyond its literal definition

Question 11

Synecdoche

Answer 11

Using a part to represent a whole concept, or something specific to represent the general e.g. using ‘hands’ to refer to workers

Question 12

Zoomorphism

Answer 12

Giving human animal-like qualities

Question 13

Alliteration

Answer 13

Using words with the same initial sound in quick succession

Question 14

Assonance

Answer 14

Using words with the same vowel sounds in quick succession

Question 15

Cacophony

Answer 15

Combining words to create or imply a harsh or unpleasant sound

Question 16

Consonance

Answer 16

Using words with the same consonant sounds, typically at the end, in quick succession

Question 17

Euphony

Answer 17

Combining words to create or imply a pleasing sound

Question 18

Onomatopoeia

Answer 18

Words that sound similar to the sound they are meant to depict, e.g. BOOM

Question 19

Rhyme

Answer 19

Words that share the same or similar sounds

Question 20

Caesura

Answer 20

A break in the rhythm of a line, created by splitting a sentence or interrupting its regular rhythm, resulting in a dramatic pause

Question 21

Rhythm

Answer 21

Patterns created through the arrangement of words according to syllables or the natural emphases created by their pronunciation

Question 22

Irony

Answer 22

Using words with intended meanings that are different from, or even the opposite of, their literal meanings; is often conveyed by the tone of delivery

Question 23

Parody

Answer 23

The deliberate exaggeration of particular textual features of another work for humorous effect

Question 24

Pun

Answer 24

A play on words, creating humour or irony through the fact that words have two or more meanings

Question 25

Satire

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Using humour or parody to draw attention to human flaws

Question 26

Allegory

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Exploring a complex or abstract concept through the creation of a more concrete example

Question 27

Allusion

Answer 27

A casual reference to another literary work or real-world event

Question 28

Analogy

Answer 28

Explaining something by comparing it with a similar thing that is more familiar to the audience

Question 29

Quotation

Answer 29

Repeating the words of another work or person, to add meaning or authority to a text.