Language Features Flashcards
What is Simile and give example?
Simile
“like or as”
He is fast as a cheetah
What is Metaphor and give example?
Metaphor
Figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Eg - “Heart of gold, that party was bomb”
What is Personifcation and give example?
Personification is giving human like qualities to non humans or objects
Example - “Wind whispered through the trees”
What is Juxtaposition and give example?
Juxtaposition is When two things that are generally very opposite are placed next to each other, creating a stark contrast.
What is Onamatopeia and give example?
Onamatopeia - Word that allows readers to hear exactly what is sounds like
Eg -Pop, Bang
What is Hyperboleand give example?
Hyperbole - The deliberate exaggeration of a topic for emphasis or humor
What is Assonance and give example?
Assonance is like alliteration but emphasises vowel sounds being repeated.
Eg - “Cya later skater”
“zooper dooper”
Figurative Language
Descriptive Language
Repition
Rehtorical Questions
What is Imagery and give example?
Imagery, Eg - ‘The leaves created a blanket on the ground, with all kinds of red and gold hues to match my boots.”
What is Irony and give example?
Irony - Example: Saying “isn’t this great weather?” right before storm hits.
What is Oxymoron and give example?
Oxymoron when 2 words contradict each other
Example “That dinner was awfully good”
A comparison between
one thing and another,
typically for the purpose
of explanation or. Example is trying to find love is like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
Imagery
uses of desrcirptive words.
Alliteration
Peter piper pick plumbs.
