Language Devices

Question 1

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 1

Weather or atmosphere describes the mood
-e.g. dark night - evil ,nasty atmoshpere

Question 2

Personification

Answer 2

A non-human is given human qualities
E.g. - the pen is sitting on the table

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

Compare two things using ‘like or ‘as’
E.g- he was as strong as an ox

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

Compare two things using ‘is or ‘are’
E.g. -she is a monster, you are a monster

Question 5

Extended metaphor

Answer 5

Pick a metaphor explain how and turn it into a long metaphor
e.g - life is a rollercoaster you , can never prepare for the ups and downs it can bring.

Question 6

Oxymoron

Answer 6

Two opposite words side by side
E.g- the small giant

Question 7

Juxtaposition

Answer 7

Two opposing ideas , get an oxymoron and explain how
E,g-the small giant was tiptoeing trying to reach the top shelf, however his small arms did not help him

Question 8

Symbolism

Answer 8

When objects are linked and present meaning
3.g- face mask = covid , nappy = baby

Question 9

Semantic -Field

Answer 9

Words across an extract can be linked to one idea
E.g - two metres , hand sanitizer, face mask = covid

Question 10

Irony

Answer 10

When events in the text even suprises the characters
E.g when scrooge changes in christmas carol

Question 11

Rhetorical question

Answer 11

Question in a piece of writing that does not require an answer

Question 12

HYPErbole

Answer 12

When you hype, overexxagerate
E,g - im so angry im going to killd him

Question 13

Assonance

Answer 13

Repetition of the vowels sound
E.g-light the fire - ‘i’ sound

Question 14

Alliteration

Answer 14

Words in a row begin with the same letter
E.g - the big blue ball bounced down the road

Question 15

Sibilance

Answer 15

Words in a row begin with the ‘s’ letter or have the ‘s’ sound
E.g- the snake was slowly hissing

Question 16

Euphemism

Answer 16

When you say something in a indirect manner
E,g- “guys he does not have long left”

Question 17

Emotive language

Answer 17

When the writer makes the reader feel a perticular emotion

Question 18

Onomatopoeia

Answer 18

When words describe sounds
- boom, crack

Question 19

Rule of Three ( triplets)

Answer 19

Three Words or phrases in a row to desribe something

Question 20

Facts/stats

Answer 20

When writer uses evidence to support what they are saying
E.g - i spoke to 70% of students that said their favourite colour is red

Question 21

Polsives

Answer 21

Repetition of a harsh sound
E.g- ‘p’ ‘d’ ‘t’

Question 22

Zoomorphism

Answer 22

When you give a person animal features
E.g- john barked at me

Question 23

Opinion

Question 24

Repetition

Answer 24

When the writer repeats a phrase or a word for effect

Question 25

Nouns, Verbs,Adjectives,Adverbs

Answer 25

Naming words , describing words ,doing words, words that describes a verb