Language Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
A ‘doing’ word.
Eg. laughing, skipped, shout.
A
Verb
2
Q
A word that describes a noun.
Eg. tall, blue, happy.
A
Adjective
3
Q
A person, place or object.
Eg. Mrs Nuamah, Oxford, book.
A
Noun
4
Q
CHALLENGE: A word that describes a verb.
Eg. slowly, quietly, happily.
A
Adverb
5
Q
Comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”.
Eg. Autumn arrives like an experienced robber.
A
Simile
6
Q
Comparing two things but saying one thing is the other.
Eg. My child is yet a stranger in the world.
A
Metaphor
7
Q
Giving human characteristics to a non-living object.
Eg. The sun smiled down on us.
A
Personification
