Literary Features Flashcards
Explain Dramatic Langauge
Creating a mood/feeling through feelings
Eg. Death lies upon her like an untimely frost
Upon the sweetest flower of all the field
Explain Imagery
Descriptive langauge which creates an image in the readers/audience minds
Explain Simlie
Comparison between two things
Eg. - Brave as a lion
- Love is like a red rose
Explain Metaphor
Describing something by saying its something else
Eg. her eyes were diamonds
life is a highway
Oxymoron
Two clashing words
Eg. Big Baby
Joyful trouble
Open secret
Lists
Accumulation of words andphrases
increases dramatic effect by making description
forceful
Repitition
repeated words and phrases to create dramatic effect
Bombast
Boastful or rantful langauge
Hyperbole
Extravagent and exaggration
Eg. If i dont eat in 2min i will die!!