english techniques

• pathetic fallacy: when the weather reflects the mood.
• personification: giving human qualities to non-human things.
• zoomorphism : giving a human an animal feature
• simile : a comparison between two things using the words 'like' or 'as'
• metaphor : comparing two nouns without 'like' or 'as'
• extended metaphor : explaining the metaphor
• oxymoron : two opposite words
• juxtaposition : two opposing ideas are placed side by side in order to emphasize their contrast
• semantic field : when words can be linked to one topic
• sensory writing : writing that is based on the senses, such as smell, taste, sight, and touch
• rhetorical question : a question that is asked to make a point or to make the reader think, not meant to be answered
• hyperbole : exaggerated statement not meant to be taken seriously
• assonance : repeating vowel sound
• alliteration : the repetition of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a line of poetry
• sibiliance : repeating the 's' letter or 's' sound
• emotive language : when the writing is written in a way that makes the reader feel a certain way
• onomatopoeia : using sounds in writing, e.g. bang.
• rule of three : three adjectives or three phrases in a row to describe a person or thing
• imagery : when the writer uses words to create a visual image in the reader's mind
• repetition : repetition of a word or phrase in a sentence to emphasise a point
• noun : name of anything
• verbs : an action, something you do, e.g. eat
• adjective : describes the noun
• adverb : describes the verb
• colloquial language : when you write the way you speak, maybe in a certain dialect
• euphemism : a mild or indirect expression of something considered to be unpleasant or offensive
• hypophora : when the character asks and answers their own question
• satire : using humor to expose the problems in people / society
• symbolism : when objects or a thing have a deeper meaning
• anecdote : a small, personal story
• anaphora : when the writer repeats the same thing at the beginning of a sentence
• epistrophe : repeat the word at the end of a sentence
• tmesis : inserting a word inside of another word
• cliche : words or phrases that are used often
• paradox : when the truth is not obvious, or when something contradicts itself
• imperative : a command
• diction : when the writer writes in a specific way to establish a voice
• plosive : repetition of sounds like "puh" or "tuh"
• cocophony : a loud, confused noise, especially one that is unpleasant
• apostrophe : when the order of the words is not correct to show confusion