Language devices Flashcards

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1
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A doing word (running, danced)

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Verb

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2
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A word sounds like an actual noise (bang, hiss)

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Onomatopoeia

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3
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The first letters sound is repeated (beautiful baby boy)

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Alliteration

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4
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Comparing two things with LIKE or AS (as light as a feather)

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Simile

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5
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Comparing two things, saying one thing IS another (the sun is a golden ball)

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Metaphor

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6
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A lifeless object is given human qualities (the wind slapped my face)

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Personification

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7
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A describing word (beautiful, small)

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Adjective

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8
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Writers using words to create a picture for the reader

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Imagery

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9
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A naming word for a thing/object/person/place

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Noun

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10
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Words that are actually spoken

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Direct speech

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11
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Using exaggeration for emphasis or effect

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Hyperbole

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12
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Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis or effect

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Repetition

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13
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Asking a question to the reader to get them to think

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Rhetorical question

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14
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Giving an order or command

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Imperative

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15
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3 or more examples of something for emphasis or information

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List of 3 / listing

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16
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Giving true pieces of information about a subject

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Statistics and facts

17
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How you would show that you are giving your opinion

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Personal pronoun ‘I’

18
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How you would refer to the reader to include them in your writing

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Personal pronoun ‘you’

19
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Using ‘I’ and ‘we’ in a text to tell a story

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First Person

20
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Using ‘they’ and names in a text to tell a story

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Third Person

21
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An informal way of saying something; ‘youth speak’

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Slang