English Language And Structual Features Flashcards
Simile
A descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, using ‘like’ or ‘as’ - Language
Repetition
When words, phrases or lines are repeated to make ideas clearer / emphasise something significant - Structure
Metaphor
A descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else - Language
Personification
A metaphor attributing human qualities to an object - Language
Lsiting
When items, objects or verbs are collected together in the form of a list - Structual
Symbolism
The use of symbols (objects) to represent other ideas or qualities - Language
Rhetorical Question
A question asked by the speaker not expecting an answer - Structual
Caesura
A break or pause in the middle of a line - Structual
Sensory Imagery
Mental images that are created for the reader from detailed descriptions - Language
Enjambment
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet or stanza - Structual
Hyperbole
Exaggerated language used for effect - Language
Rhyme
Words that sound the same, especially at the ends of lines in poetry - Structual
What 4 sentence types are there?
Exclamatory Declarative Interrogative Imperative These are all structural features
Sentence Structures
The way sentences are arranged for example minor sentence or simple sentence - Structural
What are the 8 sound devices?
Alliteration, Sibilance, assonance, onomatopoeia, polysyllabic sounds, monosyllabic sounds, plosives and fricatives - Language
