Language Devices Flashcards
What techniques are used in fiction texts?
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Personification
- Characterisation
- Setting
What techniques are used in non-fiction texts?
- Anecdote
- Dialogue
- Metaphor
- Evidence
- Hyperbole
What techniques are used in poems/song lyrics?
- Assonance
- Rhyme
- Alliteration
- Stanzas
- Symbolism
- Title
What techniques are used in websites or blog pages?
- Hyperlinks
- Headings
- Images
- Layout
- Information
What techniques are used in photographs?
- Foreground
- Background
- Body language
- Salience
- Vectors
What techniques are used in artworks or illustrations?
- Colour
- Layout
- Vectors
- Symbolism
- Framing
What techniques are used in advertisements?
- Hyperbole
- Modality
- Directives
What techniques are used in cartoons or comics?
- Irony
- Satire
- Caricature
- Images
- Text
What techniques are used in speeches?
- Anecdote
- Simile
- Personification
- Ethos
- Pathos
- Logos
What techniques are used in an excerpt from a drama script or screenplay?
- Interjection
- Exclamation
- Rhetorical question
- Screen directions
- Monologue
Is tone a good technique to use?
Yes
What is ethos?
The character of the writer and their trustworthiness and respect
E.g. “As a doctor…”
What is pathos?
A quality that evokes pity or sadness
E.g. a teenager trying to convince parents to let them go to a party by making the parents pity them
