Language Features Flashcards
Alliteration
Repeating the same vowel sounds with words close together.
Simile
When we compare two things using like or as.
Metaphor
When we compare two things without using like or as
Personification
When we give something with no-human qualities
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds at the beginning
Emotive language
Words that are deliberately used to make readers show emotions
Imperative
Something that is absolutely necessary or required. An order or a command. (eg: Wash your hands).
Allusion
A reference to another work of literature
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like the sound they make.
Sibilance
Repetition of the ‘s’ sound or a hissing sound (eg: Sarah’s silly sister).
Repetition
Purposely repeating the same words close together
Jargon
Special words or expressions used by a specific group
Colloquial language
Informal language, casual, used in an everyday situation
Oxymoron
Comparing/placing two opposite words together.
Irony
When words mean the opposite of what they say, sarcasm.
(etc: the woman spilled her coffee and said “well this day couldn’t be off to a better start.”)
Rhyme
The repetition of similar sounding words.
