Language devices to learn

Question 1

What’s a Noun?

Answer 1

A person, place or thing

Question 2

What’s a Verb?

Answer 2

An action or state

Question 3

What’s a Modal verb?

Answer 3

Verbs that indicate likelihood, ability, permission or obligation

Question 4

What’s an Adverb?

Answer 4

A word that modifies (describes) a verb

Question 5

What’s an Adjective?

Answer 5

Describes a noun

Question 6

What’s imperative?

Answer 6

Gives an order or command

Question 7

What’s a Pronoun?

Answer 7

Used in place of a noun

Question 8

What’s a Superlative?

Answer 8

An adjective showing the highest quality or degree

Question 9

What’s Symbolism?

Answer 9

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities List

Question 10

What’s Aliteration?

Answer 10

The same letter or sound at the start of adjacent words

Question 11

What’s Sibilance?

Answer 11

A specific form of alliteration, which focuses on ‘s’ sounds. The sounds used include ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘c’ and ‘ch’.

Question 12

What’s a Metaphor?

Answer 12

Direct comparison of two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 13

What’s a Simile?

Answer 13

Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Question 14

What’s Personification?

Answer 14

The giving of human characteristics to an object. Personification is giving ANY human attribute to an object.

Question 15

What’s Pathetic fallacy?

Answer 15

The giving of human feelings and responses to inanimate things. Pathetic fallacy is always about giving EMOTIONS to something something non-human!

Question 16

What’s Onomatopoeia?

Answer 16

When the way the word sounds imitates the sound it is describing

Question 17

What’s Emotive language?

Answer 17

Emotive language is when language is used to create a strong emotional response – this could be any emotion, such as anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, etc.

Question 18

What’s Hyperbole?

Answer 18

An exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally, but used to create a dramatic effect.

Question 19

What’s an Oxymoron?

Answer 19

When two contrasting ideas are combined for dramatic effect or to create a comedic effect.

Question 20

What’s a Pun?

Answer 20

A joke which exploits the different possible meanings of a word - it makes fun of the fact that there are other words which sound the same but have different meanings.

Question 21

What’s Direct address?

Answer 21

Talking directly to the audience

Question 22

What’s Imagery?

Answer 22

Vivid description of a particular scene. If you use the specific type then you’ll get higher marks.

Question 23

What’s Auditory imagery?

Answer 23

Vivid description of sounds

Question 24

What’s Tactile imagery?

Answer 24

Vivid description of physical sensation

Question 25

What’s Olfactory imagery?

Answer 25

Vivid description of smell

Question 26

What’s Gustatory imagery?

Answer 26

Vivid description of taste / flavour

Question 27

What’s Kinesthetic imagery?

Answer 27

Vivid description of movement or body
position