Language Terms/techniques Flashcards
Verb
A doing word
Eg.swam,run
Adverbs
A word describing a verb
Eg.ran quickly
Adjectives
A object
Eg. Car,bike
Noun
Places or things
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound or letter
Eg. sweet birds sang
Onomatopoeia
A word made to sound like something
Eg.sizzle,crack
Personification
A name given to something that is not human
Pathetic fallacy
the attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals
Foreboding
A feeling that something bad will happen
Dramatic irony
Somebody saying or doing something that normally means the opposite
Foreshadowing
A warning or indication of a future event
Fronted adverbial
Means moved to a front or start of a sentence
Modal verb
A auxiliary verb to describe necessity or possibility
Common noune
A noun denoting a class or object
Proper noun
A name used for a individual
Pronoun
A word that can function as a noun
Eg. She,it
Personal pronoun
A set that shows contrast of persons
Abstract noun
A noun denoting a idea
Concrete noun
A name denoting a material or object
Collective noun
A noun appears singular in formal shape
Phrase
It is in a group of words that functions as a constituent
Clause
consist of a subject and predicate.
Symbolism
the use of symbols to represent ideas or
qualities.
Motif
a pattern or recurring idea in an artistic work.
Slang
Informal words used mostly in speech within a particular social group
Jargon
To speak in a way that other people find it difficult to uderstand
Narrative writing
Writing a story but not in the normal way like a poem
Descriptive writing
Describing a scene and people
