Language Devices Flashcards
what is Pathetic Fallacy?
It is when the weather or the atmosphere describes the mood.
(e.g if it sunny people are happy, if it is raining people are sad)
What is Personification?
it is when object is given human qualities
(e.g the pen was SITTING on the table)
What is an simile?
it is when you compare two things using like or as.
(e.g he was as strong as an ox)
What is an Metaphor?
When you compare two things using is or are.
(e.g she IS an monster)
What is an Extended Metaphor?
it is when you pick an metaphor and turn it into an long metaphor
(e.g life is a roller-coaster - this is an metaphor)
(Life is an roller-coaster you can never prepare for the ups and downs it will bring at the greatest heights it can still crass every turn in an rollercoaster is never the same just like life.)
What is an Oxymoron?
it is when you have two opposite words side by side (e.g the small giant)
What is Juxaposition?
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
(e.g It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” )
What is Symbolism?
it is when objects are linked and present meaning
(e.g if i brought an nappy you all think of babies)
What is Semantic field?
is when words across an extract can be linked to one idea
(e.g ring, gloves,punch,referee this all link to the idea of boxing)
What is Irony?
a situation in which something which was intended to have a particular result has the opposite or a very different result
(e.g when Mr Birling says the Titanic is unsinkable but we know (the audience) the Titanic sunk
What is Rhetorical Question?
it is an question without needing an answer.
(e.g i could never would you?)
What is Hyperbole?
it is when you hype/overexaggerate
(e.g i’m so angry i’m going to kill him)
What is Assonance?
it is the repetition of the vowel sound
(e.g I Light the fire)
What is Alliteration?
it is when words in a row begins in the same letter
(e.g the big blue ball bounced down the road)
What is Sibilance?
it is when words in a row begin with the s letter of have the s sound
(e.g the snake was slowly hissing)
What is Euphemism?
it is when you say something in a indirect manner
(e.g guys you not got long left) basically i’m telling you,you are going to die but in an nice way.
What is Emotive Language?
it is when the writer makes the reader feel an particular emotion
(e.g sadness,anger,joy)
What is Onomatopoeia?
it is when the words describe sound
(e,g crack,bang ,zoom,)
What is Rule of three?
it is when words or phrases in a row describe something
(e.g the table is black with 4 legs and is quite hard)
What is Facts/Stats?
it is when the writer uses evidence to support what they are saying.
What is Plosives?
it is the repetition of an hard sound
(Fuck,Shit,Bitch)
What is Zoomorphism?
it is when you give an person animal features
(e.g John BARKED at me)
What is Opinions?
you use it in your writing its your ideas
What is Repetitions?
(can be language/structural devices)
it is when the writer repeats an word or an phrase for an effect
(e,g
What are adverbs?
adverbs are word that describe verbs.
