Language devices Flashcards
What is alliteration
When two or more words begin with the same sound. E.g: Clutter clothes closet.
What is repetition
When the same word, character, etc. is repeated multiple times. E.g: It was hot hot hot
What is rhetorical question
A question that doesn’t need an answer. E.g: Fed up of failing your exams?
What is a fact
Something that is true and can be proven. E.g: Paracetamol can relieve the pain of a headache.
What is statistic
Using numbers (usually percentages) to present as a fact. E.g: 33% of people suffer from headaches once a month.
What is emotive language
The use of vocabulary that is intended to make the reader feel a particular emotion. E.g: The dog was left by its owner
What is imperative verb
An instruction or command. E.g: “Be” quiet
“Sit” down
“Tidy” your room
What is euphemism
Replacing a usually harsh word for something more polite.
E.g. he passed away
What’s personification
Giving human attributes to non-living things
E.g. “the air screamed”
What is pathetic fallacy
When the weather or atmosphere described the mood.
E.g. really sunny (weather) = happiness
Dark night (atmosphere) = evil or mysterious atmosphere
What is a simile
Comparing 2 things with “like” or “as”
E.g. she was “like” a gazelle
What is metaphor
Comparing 2 things using “is” or “are”
E.g. she “is” a monster
What is extended metaphor
Pick a metaphor and make it large (descriptions)
Example of extended metaphor
Life is like a roller coaster, you’ll either be at the greatest heights or you’ll be at the greatest lows just like a roller coaster
What is oxymoron
2 opposite words side by side
E.g. the small giant
