language devices

• What is a noun?

  A person, place, thing, or idea
• What defines a simple sentence?

  It contains one clause with a subject and verb
• What is a verb?

  An action or state
• What is a compound sentence?

  It contains two independent clauses joined by a conjunction
• What does a modal verb express?

  Necessity or possibility
• What characterizes a complex sentence?

  It contains one or more subordinate clauses
• What is an imperative sentence?

  It gives an order or command
• What is an impact sentence or fragment?

  It contains three or fewer words
• What does an adverb modify?

  A verb, adjective, adverb, or phrase
• What is repetition in language?

  A word or phrase used more than once
• What is an adjective?

  It describes a noun
• What is a rule of three in language?

  Three adjectives or phrases used to describe
• What is a pronoun?

  Used in place of a noun
• What is juxtaposition?

  Two things placed together to highlight contrast
• What is a superlative?

  An adjective showing the highest quality
• What is anaphora?

  Repetition at the beginning of successive clauses
• What is symbolism?

  The use of symbols to represent ideas
• What is listing in language?

  A number of connected items written together
• What is alliteration?

  The same letter or sound at the start of words
• What are links between paragraphs?

  A recurring idea or character in paragraphs
• What is a metaphor?

  A direct comparison without 'like' or 'as'
• What are shifts in focus?

  The change of focus in or between paragraphs
• What is a simile?

  Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
• What does zooming in and out refer to?

  Narrowing or widening of narrative focus
• What is personification?

  Giving human characteristics to non-human objects
• What is chronological structure?

  Arranged in the order of time
• What is a semantic field?

  A group of words linked to the same topic
• What are flashbacks and flashforwards?

  Set earlier or later than the main narrative
• What is hyperbole?

  Exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
• What are links between the beginning and ending?

  A narrative link between start and end of text
• What is imagery?

  Vivid description of a particular scene
• What is exposition in narrative?

  Introduction of background information for context
• What is auditory imagery?

  Vivid description of sounds
• What is climax in a narrative?

  The most intense point in the narrative
• What is tactile imagery?

  Vivid description of physical sensation
• What is narrative voice?

  1st, 2nd, or 3rd person perspective
• What is olfactory imagery?

  Vivid description of smell
• What is gustatory imagery?

  Vivid description of taste or flavor
• What is kinesthetic imagery?

  Vivid description of movement or body position
• What does foreshadow mean?

  An advance hint of what is to come later