English language

• Pathetic fallacy


  The weather or the atmosphere describes the mood
• Personification


  A non-human is given human qualities
• Simile


  Comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'
• Metaphor


  Comparing two things using 'is' or 'are'
• Extended metaphor


  A metaphor that is explained and expanded upon in detail
• Oxymoron


  Two opposite words side by side
• Juxtaposition


  Placing two opposing ideas together and explaining the contrast
• Symbolism


  Objects linked to wider meaning
• Semantic field


  Words across an extract linked to one idea
• Irony


  Events in the text surprising the characters
• Rhetorical question


  A question that does not require an answer
• Assonance


  Repetition of vowel sounds
• Alliteration


  Words beginning with the same letter
• Sibilance


  Repetition of 's' sounds
• Euphemism


  Indirect way of saying something
• Emotive language


  Language that evokes emotion
• Onomatopoeia


  Words that describe sounds
• Rule of three


  Three words or phrases in a row to describe something
• Facts and statistics


  Using evidence to support claims
• Plosives


  Repetition of harsh sounds
• Zoomorphism


  Giving human characteristics to animals
• Opinions


  Using expert opinions as a language device
• Repetition


  Repeating words or phrases for effect
• Language devices


  • Nouns
  • Adjectives
  • Verbs
  • Adverbs