Language Devices Flashcards
What is Pathetic fallacy?
When weather is used to set/describe mood or atmosphere.
What is Personification?
When a non human is given human attributes.
What is a simile?
Comparison using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
Transforming something by describing it as something else.
What is an extended metaphor?
A long metaphor. (Life is a rollercoaster: it is full of ups and downs, every turn is different yet exciting and unexpected.)
What is an oxymoron?
Two opposite words side by side.
What is juxtaposition?
Two opposite ideas, an explained oxymoron.
What is symbolism?
When objects are linked and present meaning.
What is a semantic field?
When words across an extract can be linked to one idea.
What is irony?
When events in the text surprises the characters.
What is a rhetorical question?
A question that does not require an answer.
What is hyperbole?
An overexaggeration.
What is assonance?
When vowels are repeated. (Light the fire) (Too cool for school)
What is alliteration?
Words in a row begin with the same letter.
What is sibilance?
Words in a row begin with ‘s’ or similar sound.
