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
what is rule of 3?
3 words to describe something
what is Imagery?
words that try to create and image
what is repition?
the reuse of words or phrases
what is colloguial language?
words writen the way you speak
what is euphemisum?
saying something bad but nicely
what is hypophora?
when a character asks a question that they answer
what is satire?
using humour to show problems
what is symbolism?
associating something by using an image
what is anedote?
a short story about the persons life
what is anaphora?
repeats same things at beginning of sentence