LANGUAGE DEVICES

• simile? 


  comparing two things using "as" or "like"

  engages reader
• metaphor? 


  direct comparison between two things saying one thing is another

  create vivid images and express complex ideas
• personification? 


  giving human qualities and characteristics to non-human things

  creates vivid imagery
• assonance? 


  repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words

  creates a sense of rhythm
• hyperbole? 


  exaggerated statements not meant to be taken word for word

  humorous effect
• Oxymoron?

  two juxtaposing words in conjunction

  bittersweet

  used to create irony or suspense
• juxtaposition?

  two opposing ideas

  used to compare and contrast or create and interesting effect
• irony? 


  clear to the audience unknown to the character

  emphatic effect
• imagery? 


  descriptive language that appeals to the senses

  (sight sound smell touch taste) creates vivid mental pictures and atmospheres
• symbolism? 


  adds deeper meanings through symbols representing larger concepts
• repetition? 


  emphasis important ideas making them more memorable

  anaphora
• rhetorical question? 


  a question asked for effect not for answer

  engages the reader prompting them into considering a viewpoint
• emotive language? 


  words used to evoke an emotional response from the reader

  pathos
• anaphora? 


  creates rhythm and reinforces a point through repetition

  repetitive emphasis
• euphemism? 


  mild or indirect word or expression used instead of one that is too harsh

  understatment
• colloquialism? 


  creates a conversational tone making the text relatable

  informal diction
• parallelism? 


  using similar words in sentence to enable readers to understand meanings

  syntactic parallelism
• anecdote? 


  a brief story about an interesting or funny event in someones life

  makes the text more relatable and engaging

  illustration
• statistics and facts? 


  adds credibility and authority to the text making the argument more persuasive

  empirical evidence
• direct address?


  talking directly to the reader making them feel more involved and targeted
• allusion? 


  speaker refers to well-known events or people to make the text contextually understood

  reference
• ethos? 


  text that appeals to audience and readers ethics

  ethical appeal
• logos?


  author makes clear logical connections to ideas

  makes argument more credible and convincing as it appeals to reasoning and logic

  logical appeal
• antithesis?


  device that states two objects are different from one another

  clarifies points for reader

  contrasting parallelism
• inclusive language? 


  -us, we

  builds connection with reader

  inclusive pronouns
• jargon? 


  words and expressions used to make language hard to understand

  creates uncertainty as it addresses certain audience and alienates others
• lists? 


  organises texts to be easily read and visualised

  readers can easily follow

  enumeration
• foreshadowing? 


  prepares the readers prior to an event

  creating anticipation

  prognostication
• bathos? 


  juxtaposing serious and trivial elements

  creates a humorous and anti climactic effect

  anticlimax
• exemplification? 


  author provides specific examples on an idea

  provides clarity and supports argument

  illustration
• epithet? 


  using an adjective or phrase to characterise a person or a thing

  creates emphasis on description

  descriptive phrase