Language Techniques Flashcards
Simile
A comparison where one thing is compared to another using LIKE or AS
Metaphor
A comparison where one thing is said to actually be another
Personification
When you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn’t human or alive
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words to create effect
Pattern of three
Listing three things to create a specific effect
Language for emotive effect
Words and phrases deliberately used to provoke a specific emotional reaction
Rhetorical question
A question that is asked for effect rather than for an answer
Adjective
A word that describes a person place or thing
Verb
A doing word that has a tense
Phrase
A group of word that can be understood as a unit
Clause
A type of phrase that includes a subject and an active verb
Single sentence
The most basic form of sentence consisting of a subject and a verb
Compound sentence
A sentence that contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction, such as for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Complex sentence
A sentence that has a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The clauses are linked by a subordinate conjunction such as since, after, although, or when
Punctuation
Marks used to aid the understanding of a piece of writing. Writers can use punctuation imaginatively to create effect
