Eng Lang Techniques

• Language techniques


  Literary techniques that add depth of meaning and stimulate logical thinking to motivate the reader
• You are expected to write a discursive piece, therefore, you need to be discriminate in your choices of language techniques
• Common language techniques (MATES PROOF READ)

  • Metaphor
  • Alliteration
  • Threes / List
  • Emotive Language
  • Personification
  • Repetition
  • Opinion
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Facts / Figures
  • Rhetorical Question
  • Exaggeration
  • Allusion
  • Direct Address
• Metaphor


  Figure of speech that gives meaning through a comparison which is not literal
• Alliteration


  Using a succession of words that begin with the same letter
• Threes / List


  A group of nouns, adjectives or verbs
• Emotive Language


  Stirs emotion in the reader through specific choices in vocabulary
• Personification


  Giving an object human characteristics
• Repetition


  Reoccurring words or phrases
• Opinion


  Offering your ideas and thoughts on a matter
• Onomatopoeia


  Words that imitate the sound when spoken
• Facts / Figures


  Numerical values that offer logical information
• Rhetorical Question


  Evoking a reasoning response from the reader by asking a question that doesn't require an answer
• Exaggeration


  Magnification or understatement about a matter
• Allusion


  Figure of speech that makes reference to a place, event, literary work, myth, art, etc. but it must be recognised by the intended audience
• Direct Address


  Talking directly to the audience
• The purpose of using language techniques is to stimulate the senses, add meaning and flavour to the writing
• A quick method of remembering 14 language techniques is MATES PROOF READ
• Techniques that encourage the reader to participate in the discourse are rhetorical questions, direct address, and opinions
• Literary techniques


  • Metaphor
  • Simile
  • Personification
  • Motif
  • Repetition
  • Listing
  • Alliteration
  • Onomatopoeia
• Metaphor


  A comparison made without using 'like' or 'as'
• Simile


  A comparison made using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid image
• Personification


  A type of imagery in which non-human objects, animals or ideas are given human characteristics
• Motif


  Any repeated idea, theme or image that has a symbolic significance in the text
• Repetition


  Words, phrases or ideas are repeated for effect
• Listing


  A number of connected items written one after the other
• Alliteration


  The repetition of the same sounds (mainly consonants) usually at the beginning of words
• Onomatopoeia


  The sounds of words to express or underline their meaning
• When you identify a literary technique or other language devices in a text, think about how they might be linked to a theme, setting or character.
• Alliteration - repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
• Metaphors are figures of speech that compare two different things without using "like" or "as".
• Assonance - repetition of vowel sounds within words
• Personification can be used to create vivid imagery and make language more engaging by giving non-human things human characteristics or emotions.
• Anaphora - repeating a word or phrase at the start of successive sentences, clauses or phrases to create emphasis.
• The use of the word 'flood' is an example of personification, as it gives human qualities to something that isn't alive.
• Consonance - repetition of consonant sounds anywhere within words
• Metaphor - comparison between two things that aren't alike but share some qualities
• Similes use "like" or "as" to make comparisons between two unlike things.
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
• Personification is when human qualities are given to non-human objects or animals.