Language Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Figure of speech that gives meaning through a comparison
A
Metaphor
2
Q
String of words that start with the same letter
e.g. Adam’s amazing apples
A
Alliteration
3
Q
The use of sensory words to paint pictures in your mind
e.g. flowing ripples of water overlapping smoothly
A
Imagery
4
Q
Comparison using the word like or as
e.g. giraffes as big as a tower
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Simile
5
Q
Contradictory terms used next to each other
e.g. Unfaithful faith
A
Oxymoron
6
Q
Exaggerated statements
e.g. I could eat a horse
A
Hyperbole
7
Q
Word play/puns
A
Paronomasia
8
Q
A part symbolising the whole
e.g all hands on deck (hands represent workers)
A
Synecdoche
