Language Tecniques

Question 1

What is pathetic fallacy

Answer 1

When the weather or atmosphere is used to convey the mood
E.g when it’s sunny people are happy or if it’s raining there sad

Question 2

What is personification

Answer 2

When a non human is given human qualities
E.g the pen was sitting on the table

Question 3

What is a simile

Answer 3

When you compare 2 things using like or as
E.g he was as strong as an ox

Question 4

What is a metaphor

Answer 4

Comparing 2 things using is or are
E.g she is a monster

Question 5

What is an extended metaphor

Answer 5

This is when you pick a metaphor explain how and turn it into a long metaphor
E.g life is a rollercoaster. You can never prepare for the ups and downs it can bring

Question 6

What is an oxymoron

Answer 6

When you have 2 opposite words side by side
E.g the small giant

Question 7

What is juxtaposition

Answer 7

This is when you have 2 opposing ideas
Basically an oxymoron but you explain how
E.g the small giant was tiptoeing trying to reach the top shelf

Question 8

What is symbolism

Answer 8

This is when objects are linked and present meaning
E.g a face mask would represent Covid

Question 9

What is a semantic field

Answer 9

This is when words across an extract can be linked to one idea
E.g rings, glove, punch link to one idea

Question 10

What is irony

Answer 10

This is when events in the text even suprise the characters

Question 11

What is hyperbole

Answer 11

This is when you over exaggerate
E.g I’m so angry I’m gonna kill him

Question 12

What is assonance

Answer 12

This is when the vowels a,e,I,o,u assonance is the repetition of the vowel sound
E.g I’m too cool for school

Question 13

What is alliteration

Answer 13

When words in a row begin with the same letter
E.g the big blue ball bounced down the road

Question 14

What is sibilance

Answer 14

This is when words in a row begin with the s letter and has the s sound
E.g the slithering snake slowly hissed

Question 15

What is euphemism

Answer 15

This is when you say something in a indirect manner
E.g you don’t have long left

Question 16

What is emotive language

Answer 16

When the writer makes the reader feel a particular emotion

Question 17

What is a rule of 3

Answer 17

When you use 3 words or phrases in a row to describe something

Question 18

What are plosives

Answer 18

The repetition of a harsh sound

Question 19

What’s zoomorphism

Answer 19

When you give a person animal features

Question 20

What’s repetition

Answer 20

When a writer repeats a phrase for effect

Question 21

What’s a noun

Answer 21

E.g A noun is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. For example, “dog,” “city,” and “happiness” are all nouns.

Question 22

What’s a verb

Answer 22

A verb is a word that describes an action, occurrence, or state of being. For example, “run,” “is,” and “think” are all verbs.

Question 23

What’s an adverb

Answer 23

An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb, often describing how, when, where, or to what extent something happens. For example, “quickly,” “yesterday,” and “very” are all adverbs.

Question 24

Chremamorphism

Answer 24

The opposite of personification. When you give a human features of an object