Language Terms & Techniques Flashcards
Personification
To give an inanimate object a human feeling or characteristic.
‘The candle danced whilst the air blew it.’
Alliteration
To give the same start of a letter as the last.
‘It was, simply silent.’
Onomatopoeia
Sound of an object performing.
‘The Bunsen burner roared.’
Simile
Word (as,like) to connect/link a clause.
‘The shopkeeper watched the customer, like he does to his money.’
Metaphor
A word describing a noun which then suggests a resemblance.
‘The curtain of night fell upon us.’
Sibilance
A consonant(s) with a higher pitch/amplitude, made by air.
‘Zebra,zap,stop.’
Rhetorical Question
A question with a straight forward answer, doesn’t need to be answered.
‘Are you stupid?’
Colloquial Language
Words or expression used in ordinary language by common people, doesn’t need to be formal.
‘I wasn’t born yesterday.’
Hyperbole
Words exaggerating within a statement.
‘His nose was 3 feet long.’
Imagery
A description that forms some sort of image.
‘The crystal blue river gleamed under the sun’s gaze.’
Noun
An object, place, thing, etc.
“The man”
Verb
An active/action word.
“Ran”
Adjective
A describing word, describing a noun.
“The red road.”
Adverb
A word describing a verb.
“Quickly,”
Repetition
A word repeating itself, within a short space of words.
“Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.”
