language techniques

• what is a simile?


  A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as".
• what is a metaphor?


  A figure of speech that compares two unrelated things, often using "is" or "was.
• what is personification?


  Attributing human characteristics or qualities to non-human things.
• what is alliteration?


  Repetition of initial consonant sounds.
• what is a hyperbole?

  exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken to literally.
• what is onomatopoeia?


  Words that imitate or suggest the sound they describe.
• what is imagery ?

  visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
• what is an oxymoron ?

  Contradictory terms.
• what is juxtaposition ?


  Placing two things close together for contrasting effect.
• what is pathetic fallacy ?


  Attributing human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or nature.
• what is semantic field ?


  Related words or expressions within a text or discourse.
• what is a verb ?


  Action word.
• what is an adverb ?


  Word describing a verb, adjective, or another adverb.
• what is an adjective ?

  Descriptive word
• what is a simple sentence ?


  A simple sentence is a sentence that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
• what is a fragment sentence ?


  A sentence that is missing either its subject or its main verb.
• what is a compound sentence ?

  A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses.
• what is a complex sentence ?

  A sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
• what is repetition ?

  Repetition is the act of repeating something that has already been said or written.
• what is anaphora ?


  Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
• what is assonance ?


   the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.