Language devices Flashcards
A doing word (running, danced)
Verb
A word sounds like an actual noise (bang, hiss)
Onomatopoeia
The first letters sound is repeated (beautiful baby boy)
Alliteration
Comparing two things with LIKE or AS (as light as a feather)
Simile
Comparing two things, saying one thing IS another (the sun is a golden ball)
Metaphor
A lifeless object is given human qualities (the wind slapped my face)
Personification
A describing word (beautiful, small)
Adjective
Writers using words to create a picture for the reader
Imagery
A naming word for a thing/object/person/place
Noun
Words that are actually spoken
Direct speech
Using exaggeration for emphasis or effect
Hyperbole
Repeating a word or phrase for emphasis or effect
Repetition
Asking a question to the reader to get them to think
Rhetorical question
Giving an order or command
Imperative
3 or more examples of something for emphasis or information
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