List four things Flashcards
Figurative language
Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive or impactful. Such devices include metaphors and similes.
E.g. My bedroom is a freezer!
Emotive language
Emotive language is when language is used to create a strong emotional response – this could be any emotion, such as anger, excitement, happiness, sadness, etc.
E.g. The sad, downcast dog drooped its little head
What kind of language is being used in these sentences?
Jack had no food. His body was weak and scrawny. His face was tearful.
Emotive language
Figurative Language
Figurative language is using figures of speech to be more effective, persuasive or impactful. Such devices include metaphors and similes. Here are some examples:
The birthday boy is like an excitable puppy (simile)
The wind is a howling wolf (metaphor)
The storm scooped the poor lady up (personification)
Key Terms for English Language - Mood and Feelings
Pathos
When language creates pity or sadness in the reader.
E.g. When advertisements for charities show small children looking sad and living in horrible conditions - this is used to evoke pity and sadness in the audience, encouraging them to donate money to the cause.
Atmosphere
The tone or feeling created in a piece of creative work.
E.g. The dark sky hung ominously as they shivered in fear.
Pathetic fallacy
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
E.g. the night was unruly.
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
Key Terms for English Language
Colloquialism
The use of informal words, phrases or even slang in a piece of writing.
E.g. Wanna, gonna, go nuts.
Antithesis
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
E.g. Love is the antithesis of hatred
Ellipsis
A situation in which words are left out of a sentence but the sentence can still be understood. This may be done to create tension. The symbol is …
E.g. Bang… silence.
Anaphora
Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a series of phrases or sentences.
E.g. In Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech, he repeats ‘I have a dream’ throughout.
Connotation
The ideas, feelings or associations with words/phrases which we can use to add to the suggested meanings of the language or imagery.
E.g. The colour red could be linked to anger, passion, love, blood, etc
War is the ____ of peace.
antithesis
What is atmosphere?
the tone or feeling created in a creative peice of work
What’s a simile?
A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
What’s a metaphor?
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which you say something is something else. You compare the qualities of two things within this.
What’s pathetic fallacy?
Pathetic fallacy is when a writer gives human emotions to things that are not human, such as objects, animals or, most commonly, the weather.
What’s personification?
Personification is when you give human characteristics to something non-human to create imagery.
What’s an oxymoron?
An oxymoron is when two contrasting ideas are combined for dramatic effect or to create a comedic effect.
“The wind sighed”
Personification
What’s a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an exaggerated statement, not meant to be taken literally, but used to create a dramatic effect.
The best way to communicate with a fish is to drop them a line.
A pun
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