language devices Flashcards
what is pathetic fallacy?
when the mood is show in the weather
what is personification?
giving somthing human features
what is zoomorphisum?
giving a human animal features
what is chremamophism?
giving a human, nonhuman features
what is simile?
comparing 2 things with like or as
what is metaphor?
comparing 2 things with is or are
what is extended metaphor?
explaining a metaphor
what is oxymoron?
2 oppisite things
what is semantic field?
use words to link to something
what is hyperbole?
over exagerating something
what is Assonance?
repatition of voule or the sounds of voules
what is alliteration?
words in a row have the same letter
what is sibilance?
repatition of letter s
what is emotive language?
words that try to make you feel emotion
what is onomatopeia?
words that make a sound effect