LANGUAGE

• zoomorphism


  giving a human a animal trait
• chremamomrphism


  give a human a feature of a non human
• simile

  as or like (comparing two nouns)
• metaphor


  compare to nouns without like or as

  for example john is a cheetah
• extended metaphor


  A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work.
• semantic field


  Words across an extract linking to an idea
• sensory writing

  using images and sounds to provoke/inspire your writing
• hyperbole


  exaggeration over the top.
• oxymoron


  A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

  (e.g small giant) adjective + noun
• juxtaposition

  Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts

  explaining a oxymoron
• assonance


  repeated vowel sounds

  a,e,i,o,u
• alliteration


  Repetition of initial consonant sounds

  begin with the same letter
• sibilance


  a hissing sound 'a' sound
• emotive language


  trying to evoke an emotion

  sad, angry
• onamtopoeia


  sound in writing BANG BOOM
• Rule of Three


  when groups of 3 adjectives or phrases are used to make ideas memorable
• imagery


  create an image in the readers mind
• Nouns


  A person, place, thing, or idea
• verbs

  action words run,talk,teach
• adverb

  Describes a verb he was eating his food slowly
• colloquial language

  informal language; language that is "conversational"
• euphemism


  nicer way of saying bad stuff

  e.g when someone dies we see she has passed away to a better place, we had to let her go
• Hypohora

  asking a question, then proceeding to answer it
• satire


  the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
• symbolism


  objects or things have a wider meaning
• anecdote


  short account of event
• Epistrophe


  repeating a word and the end of a sentence
• Anaphora


  the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning
• Tmesis Example

  fan-bloody-tastic
• paradox

  a contradiction or dilemma
• imperative


  command sit down get up
• diction


  word choice, establish a voice
• Cocphony


  repetition of harsh sounds
• Anastrophe example

  "Never his mind on where he was." order of words is messaged up
• anachronism


  something out of place in time
• hubris

  excessive pride
• verbal irony


  irony in which a person says or writes one thing and means another, or uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning.
• motif


  A recurring theme, subject or idea
• Superlative example


  today is the most special day of my life

  express the highest amount

  use 'est'or 'most
• plosive


  repetition of p and b