Language Techinques Flashcards
(39 cards)
Sibilance
Repeated āsā sound
Assonance
Double vowel next to each other (oo)
Consonance
Double consonant next to each other
Personification
Give an object human like qualities
Repetition
Where a word or phrase is constantly repeated
Adjective
Describing word
Verb
A doing word (run)
Modal verb
A descriptive verb
Metaphor
Comparing something to something else without using like or as
Simile
Comparing something to something else using like or as
Alliteration
Two words starting with the same letter next to or on the same line as each other
Mono-syllable
Word with one syllable (hate)
Declarative
A statement (I went to the shop)
Exclamative
An exclamation mark
!
Imperative
A command
Paradox
Two contrasting things (love/hate) (black/white)
Intensifier
A word to add extra emphasis to a quote
Adverb
A word used to describe an adjective or verb
Superlative
A descriptive word
Pathos
Where sympathy or pity is brought up
Denounment
The end of a play/film/book where the story is set clearer
Exposition
The start of a play
Irony
Sarcasm in a speech of tone of voice
Dramatic irony
Where the audience know something a character does not