GCSE English Language - language features

• Adjectives

  A word that describes a noun

  
• Adverb

  A word that describes an action of a verb

  
• Alliteration


  A group of words that begin with the same letter or a sound

  
• Dialogue


  A conversation between two or more people

  
• Emotive Language

  A word or phrase that appeals to the reader's emotions

  
• First Person


  When something is written using 'I' and 'we

  
• Irony


  Saying the opposite to what you mean

  
• Metaphor


  A comparison that says something is something else

  
• Onomatopoeia


  A word that copies the sound that something makes

  
• Personal Pronoun (can also be called direct address)


  Words like 'you' and 'we' used to make the reader feel included.
• Personification

  A word or phrase that give human qualities to things

  
• Rule of three


  A group of three words or phrases

  
• Sarcasm


  A literary device that is meant to mock with often satirical or ironic remarks with the purpose to hurt someone or a section of society.

  
• Simile


  A comparison that uses the words 'like' or 'as

  
• Slang


  A literary device which uses non-standard English to make the text more accessible to readers
• Third person


  When something is written that uses 'he', 'she', 'it' or 'they

  
• Verb

  A 'doing' or 'being' word

  
• Hyperbole


  A use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect

  
• Juxtaposition

  Two opposing ideas next to each other

  
• Fact


  A statement that can be proven

  
• Opinion


  Someone's personal views on a topic

  
• Bias


  A one-sided opinion that is often presented as fact

  
• Adjectives - A word that describes a noun

  
• Adverb-A word that describes an action of a verb

  
• Alliteration -A group of words that begin with the same letter or a sound

  
• Pathetic Fallacy--Giving Nature (often weather) human characteristics - RELATABLE IMAGERY

  
• Short Sentences==Used to create impact, focus the reader or sum up a situation.
• Long complex sentences----Often used to give a detailed description, set a tone and slow the pace down.
• Sibilance ---Repetition of an 's' sound in multiple words in a sentence or phrase.

  
• Rhetorical Questions====Questions that do not require an answer, either because one will be given, or because the intention is for the reader to reflect deeply.

  
• Nouns===Things, places or ideas/emotions

  
• Foreshadow: ​an advance hint of what is to come later

  
• De-humanisation---Where a human is described as something that is inhuman, eg. his face was as cold and rigid as a stone

  
• Assonance---Repetition of soft-sounding vowels, eg. The rain in Spain falls mostly on the plains

  
• Oxymoron===Using two words next to each other that contrast each other, eg. innocently guilty

  
• Connotations---What is implied from a word, eg. A desk's connotations may include studying or intelligence.