language devices Flashcards
what does AFORREST stand for?
Alitteration
facts
opinion
rhetorical question
repetition
emotive language
statistics
tripples
what does APE STOMP stand for?
alliteration
personification
emotions
similes
triples
onomatopoeia
metaphor
pathetic fallacy
what is alliteration?
the first few words that have the same first letter
ex. sand snake shake
what is facts?
something that is true
what is an opinion?
your point of view
what is a rhetorical question?
a question that doesn’t need a answer
ex. the weather was quite hot today wasn’t it?
what is repetition?
a word or phrase that is repeated
what is emotive language?
emotions that affect the reader
what is a statistic?
a fact that uses numbers
ex.%
what is triples?
a group of three words or phrases
what is personification?
giving a object human like qualities
ex. the tree waved
what is an emotion?
describing feelings
what is a simile?
comparing two nouns using like or as
ex. ink was as black as coal
what is onomatopoeia?
words that sound like what they mean
ex. boom crash bang
what is a metaphor?
saying something is something
ex. the stars were diamonds
what is pathetic fallacy?
when the setting reflects the mood
ex. the moon swept
what is assonance?
repetition of vowel sounds
eg. blue/ news
what is sibilance?
alliteration with the letter s
eg. sweating, sticks, shimmy
what is disparity?
a difference in level and noticeably different
what is woeful?
extremely sad
