ENGLISH LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

• Pathetic fallacy


  When the weather or atmosphere describes the mood
• Personification


  When a non-human is given human qualities
• Simile


  When you compare two things using like or as
• Metaphor


  When you compare two things using is or are
• Extended metaphor


  A metaphor that is explained in detail
• Oxymoron


  When you have two opposite words side by side
• Juxtaposition


  When you have two opposing ideas
• Symbolism


  When objects are linked and present meaning
• Semantic field


  When words across an extract can be linked to one idea
• Irony


  When events in the text surprise the characters
• Rhetorical question


  A question in writing that does not require an answer
• Hyperbole


  When you over-exaggerate
• Assonance


  The repetition of the vowel sound
• Alliteration


  When words in a row begin with the same letter
• Sibilance


  When words in a row begin with the s sound
• Euphemism


  When you say something in an indirect manner
• Emotive language


  When the writer makes the reader feel a particular emotion
• Onomatopoeia


  When words describe sounds
• Rule of three


  When there are three words or phrases in a row to describe something
• Facts and stats


  When the writer uses evidence to support what they are saying
• Plosives


  The repetition of a harsh sound created by letters like p, b, d, or k
• Zoomorphism


  When a person is given animal features
• Opinions


  Using opinions in writing counts as a language device
• Repetition


  When the writer repeats a word or phrase for effect
• Nouns


  Naming words
• Adjectives


  Describing words
• Verbs


  Doing words
• Adverbs


  Words that describe the verb
• Anaphora refers to repeating words at the beginning of successive sentences or clauses.
• Alliteration involves using repeated consonant sounds within words close together.
• Assonance occurs when vowel sounds are repeated within words near one another.
• Epiphora is when an author uses repetition at the end of consecutive sentences, phrases, or clauses.
• Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used for emphasis, often with no intention of being taken literally.
• Metaphor compares two things without using "like" or "as".
• Consonance is similar to alliteration but uses consonants instead of vowels.
• Hyperbole is exaggerated language used to emphasize something.
• Euphony is the use of pleasing, harmonious sounds in language.
• Oxymoron is a combination of two seemingly contradictory terms.
• Metaphor is a figure of speech where a word or phrase is applied to something else without using "like" or "as."
• Personification gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals.