Yr9 Exam - Language Features & Parts of Speech Flashcards
Define simile and explain its effect.
A comparison between two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’. By comparing two unlike things a more vivid image is created.
Define metaphor and explain its effect.
A comparison between two unlike things where one is said to be the other. By comparing two unlike things a more vivid image is created.
Define personification and explain its effect.
A comparison where an animal or object is given human qualities. Helps paint a picture in our mind.
Define alliteration and explain its effect.
The repetition of similar consonant sounds. Can create a mood or emphasis to the text and make them stand out. Poets use this to speed/slow a poem.
Define assonance and explain its effect.
The repetition of similar vowel sounds. Can create a mood or emphasis to the text and make them stand out. Poets use this to speed/slow a poem.
Define onomatopoeia and explain its effect.
Words that sound like the noise they describe. Adds realism and impact to the text.
Define repetition and explain its effect.
The repetition of the same word or phrase. Emphasizes, reinforces or makes a certain idea stand out.
Define listing.
Connected items or names written consecutively.
Define rhetorical question and explain its effect
A question that requires no answer. Requires the reader to think about what is said.
Define connotation.
An idea or feeling which a word invokes for a person in addition to its literal meaning.
Define tone.
A musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
Define common noun and give an example.
A person, place, animal or thing. Eg teacher, school
Define proper noun and give an example.
Name of an actual person or place (capital letters). Eg January, Monday, Steven.
Define concrete noun and give an example.
Concrete nouns are things that you can experience through your five senses. Eg student, fire fighter.
Define abstract nouns and give an example.
Abstract nouns are things that you cannot experience through your five senses. Eg bravery, intelligence.
Define collective nouns and give an example.
Are names for a collection or a number of people or things. Eg team, herd.
Define verbs and give an example.
A word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence. Eg running, sleeping.
Define adjectives.
A word that describes a noun or pronoun.
Define adverb and give an example.
A word that describes or gives more information about a verb. Eg he ran(verb) fast(adverb).
Define pronoun and give an example.
Words used instead of a noun. Eg he, she, it, they
Define preposition and give an example.
Shows where an object’s location, direction, time or purpose is in relationship to another object. Eg on, above.
Define conjunction.
Connects words, phrases, and clauses in a sentence
Define article and give an example.
Articles define a noun as specific or unspecific. Eg the, a.
Define auxiliary verbs and give an example.
A verb used in forming the tenses, moods, and voices of other verbs. Eg be, do, have
