language techniques

• simile?


  comparing 2 things while using "like" or "as"
• metaphor?


  saying one thing is another to draw a comparison
• personification?


  giving a non-human thing human characteristics
• zoomorphism?


  attributing animal traits on humans or objects
• onomatopoeia?


  words that imitate words they describe (e.g. buzz)
• sensory imagery?


  descriptions that appeal to senses (touch, sight, smell, taste, sound)
• symbolism?


  using an object, character or event to represent deeper meaning
• pathetic fallacy?


  using weather or nature to reflect the mood of the scene or character
• oxymoron?


  placing 2 contradictory terms together (e.g. bittersweet)
• paradox?


  an absurd or contradictory state, when investigated, may be true
• irony?


  a literary device or event in which how things seem to be is very different from how they really really are
• allusion?


  a reference to a well-known person, event, place or workplace used to enrich the meaning of the text by associations
• semantic field?


  a set of words related in meaning
• hyperbole?


  deliberate exaggeration for effort
• alliteration?


  repetition of constant sounds at the beginning of nearby words
• assonance?


  repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words
• triplets?


  using a group of 3 words, phrases or ideas for emphasis
• anadiplosis?


  repeating the last word of one sentence or clause at the beginning of the next
• consonance?


  the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words, creating a sense of harmony or emphasis
• plosives?


  sounds that force you to expel air when you say them (e.g. 'b', 't', 'p')
• fricatives?


  sounds that cause friction in your mouth when you say them (e.g. 'f', 'v', 'th')
• sibilance?


  a figure of speech in which hissing sounds are created within a group of words through the repetition of 's' sounds
• rhetorical question?


  a question asked to make a point, not requiring an answer
• emotive language?


  words that evoke an emotional response from the reader
• direct address?


  speaking directly to the audience (e.g. 'you')
• imperative?


  commanding language, instructing the reader or audience to do something
• statistics?


  using factual information or numerical data to support a point
• opinions?


  presenting personal views or beliefs as though they are fact
• antithesis?


  placing opposite ideas in the same sentence to create contrast
• anecdote?


  a short personal story used to illustrate a point
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