Language techniques or devices Flashcards
Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds
Allegory
extended metaphor in which a symbolic story is told
Anecdote
a short story using examples to support ideas
Bias
inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfai
cliche
overused phrase or theme
caesura
a break in the middle of a line of poem which uses punctuation (any . , : ; etc…)
Directive
using you we or use
*Ellipsis
using 3 dots as punctuation to express emotion or that something has been omitted from the
writing
Enjambment
incomplete sentences at the end of lines in poetry
Extended Metaphor
a metaphor that continues into the sentence that follows or throughout the text
*Hyperbole
use of exaggerated terms for emphasis
Imagery
creating a picture in the readers head
Juxtaposition
placing contrasting ideas close together in a text
Motif
a recurring set of words/phrases or imagery for effect
Onomatopoeia
words that sound like their meaning
*Opinion
information that you can’t prove
Oxymoron
using two terms together, that normally contradict each other
Pathetic Fallacy
ascribing human conduct and feelings to nature
*Personification
: giving human qualities to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena
Sibilance
repetition of letter ‘s’, it is a form of alliteration
Superlative
declaring something the best within its class i.e. the ugliest, the most precious
Sensory detail imagery
sight, sound, taste, touch, smell
Simile
comparison between two things using like or as
Symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Tense
writing which is in the past, present or future
Triplets
repetition of three ideas, words or phrases close together
Tone
the way a piece of text sounds e.g sarcastic etc
