Language Features Flashcards
Rhyme definition/explanation and example
Def - The ends of words have the same
sound. Usually at the ends of lines
in poetry, but may be internal
(within a line).
Example -
That second day they hunted ME
From hill to plain, from shore to SEA. Then BILLY who was SILLY
Almost every other day…
Rhythm definition/explanation and example
Def - A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Example -
I WENT to TOWN to BUY a PHONE. On the ROAD there’s a GIRL with a BIKE.
Metaphor Def & Effect
Direct comparison of something to another the reader will know
Effect - can visualise object clearly due to comparison drawn
Personification Def & Effect
Giving human-like qualities to a non-human thing.
Effect - brings the object to live by allowing us to assign it human aspects.
Hyperbole Def & Effect
Exaggeration
Effect - allows a feature to be stressed for effect and can emphasise the mood.
Simile Def & Effect
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Effect - increases the reader’ understanding of something by comparing it to a thing they understood.
Pun Def & Effect
Using the fact that some words can be interpreted in two ways
Effect - witty or humorous effect
Alliteration Def & Effect
When the same consonant sound links two or more words
Effect - Sound created reinforces an image/idea
Assonance Def & Effect
Repetition of vowel sounds
Effect - sound created reinforces image/ idea conveyed
Onomatopoeia Def & Effect
Use of words that create the sound of the action they are describing
Effect - Sound of word suggest action
Colloquialism Def & Effect
Informal, everyday language
Effect - Writer/speaker comes across as casual or with a laid back tone
Imagery Def & Effect
Descriptive/figurative use f language which create a picture in the mind
Effect - helps the reader better visualise images/feelings being conveyed
Irony Def & Effect
Opposite of what you mean
Effect - can be funny, expresses writer’s attitude/tone to the subject
Slang Def & Effect
Casual/spoken language used by particular groups, especially younger people.
Effect - expresses an attitude/mood by a particular group of people.
Repetition Def & Effect
Using a word or phase more than once for effect
Effect - idea/message emphasised
