language techniques

• fricative alliteration


  repetition of the sound ‘f’
• hyperbole


  exaggerated phrases
• simile


  using ‘like’ or ‘as’ to describe something
• personification is when a non-human object or concept is given human qualities
• anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
• imagery is the use of words to create a mental picture of something, often to create a vivid description
• metaphor is a figure of speech that describes an object or action as if it were something else without using 'like' or 'as'.
• allusion is a reference to a person, place, event, work of art etc.
• onomatopoeia is where a word sounds like what it means e.g. buzz, hiss, boom
• alliteration is where two or more words begin with the same sound.
• onomatopoeia is a type of figurative language which uses words that imitate sounds they make (e.g. buzz, hiss).
• repetition is repeating a word or phrase several times within one sentence or paragraph.
• oxymoron is a combination of two contradictory terms
• personification is when human qualities are given to non-human things.