language techniques

• alliteration: repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words

  • stood with solemn dignity like summoned soldiers
• analogy: comparison that points out the similarity between the like features of two different things

  • life is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to get
• accumulation: list of words or phrases with similar qualities or meaning

  • we saw lightning, heard thunder, felt raindrops, and smelled wet earth
  • i saw castles, hills, trees, horses, and villagers
• anaphora: word/s that repeat at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses

  • every step you take, every move you make, every step you take
• antagonist: the character or force that opposes with the protagonist
• asyndeton: omission of conjunction between words, phrases, or clauses

  • they dove, splashed, floated, swam, snorted
• auditory imagery: description that appeals to the sense of hearing
• character foil: character who contrasts with another character (doesn't have to be the antagonist)

  • woody and buzz from toy stories
• characterisation: the process of developing a character
• cliche: an overused phrase or expression

  • they lived happily ever after
• climax: the highest point of tension in a story
• colloquialism: informal language
• conflict: a serious disagreement or argument
• contrast: highlighting of differences between two or more elements
• denotation: the literal definition

  • home = where you live
• euphemism: a mild or indirect expression used in place of a harsh one

  • departed (instead of dead)
• figurative language: language that uses figures of speech to convey meaning beyond the literal interpretation of words