Language devices Flashcards
What is an example of a metaphor?
‘The tree is a giant’.
What is the effect created by a metaphor?
Creates images that are easier to easier to understand and help provide further context to the text.
What is an example of a simile?
‘The tree is like a giant’.
What is the effect created by a simile?
Gives readers a better understanding of the subject and help connect the certain theme to the text.
How is imagery executed?
Through the use of figurative language.
What is the effect created by imagery?
Makes a somewhat abstract idea more tangible for the reader and helps them understand.
What is an example of personification?
‘The fire danced in the wind’.
What is the effect created by personification?
It adds life, energy and a hint of relatability to things that are usually not deemed to have human-like features.
What is an example of a hyperbole?
‘I’m so hungry that I could eat a horse’.
What is the effect created by a hyperbole?
Grabs the readers attention due to the use of exaggerated language and helps to further explain what the writer is trying to convey.
What is allusion?
It is a figure of speech, in which an object or circumstance from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly.
What is the effect created by allusion?
To enhance the text as it provides further meaning.
What is an example of alliteration?
‘Alligators and apples’
What is the effect created by alliteration?
It injects mood into a piece of writing - to add rhythm and emphasis.
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Crash! Bang!
What is the effect created by onomatopoeia?
It is used to create vivid imagery - puts us in the position of the writer as it is like you are hearing what the speaker of the poem is hearing.
What is irony?
When the writer describes something by using opposite language.
What is the effect created by irony?
It encourages the reader to think deeper about who is being implied, and get involved in the story.
What is an example of assonance?
‘The rain in Spain’.
What is the effect created by assonance?
It creates a rhythm in the writing.
What is an example of euphimism?
‘He passed away’, instead of ‘he died’.
What is the effect created by euphemism?
Helps neutralise words that can come off harsh to carry on with the current tone in the paragraph.
