Language Features Flashcards
Simile
A comparison where one thing is compared to another, using the words like or as … as
You are hot as hell
Metaphor
A comparison where one thing is said to actually be another
When i do homework i am in hell
Personification
When you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn’t human or in some cases to something that isn’t even alive. The volcano was angry
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound at the begging of words to create an effect. Luke luck likes lakes.
Onomatopoeia
The word that imitates a sound
RATTT ATTT ATTTA TTAAAAAA
Pattern of three
Listening three things to create a specific sound.
Stop, look and listen
Language for emotive effect
Words or phrases deliberately used to provoke a specific emotion reaction
The defenceless kittens were creamed into the box
Rhetorical question
A question that is asked for effect rater than for an answer
Who wants ti look at something like that