Q2-q4 Language Techniques Flashcards
Alliteration
Two words near each other with a same letter
Soliloquy
Act of a character speaking ones thoughts
Similie
Comparison using like or as
Metaphor
Describing one thing as it is something else
Pathetic fallacy
Weather mentioned
Oxymoron
Two opposite things are shown
Semantic field
Category,two or more words in the same category.Eg:rose,tulips
Onomatepia
Sound words
Hyperbole
Over exaggeration
Personification
When objects are given human like qualities
Imagery
-Auditory(hear),olfactory(smell),tactile(touch)
Emotive language
Words that provoke emotions
Juxtaposition
Two contrasting ideas together
Sibilance
Repetition of s sounds
Zoomorphism
Having or representing animal forms or gods of animal forms
Chremomorphism
When you give a human the features of a non human
Extended metaphor
metaphor that is developed over several lines or even throughout a whole paragraph or text.
Assonance
Repetition of vowel soundsAssonance = A for “vowel sounds” (like A, E, I, O, U).
Rule of three
three words, phrases, or ideas
Euphemism
Nicer way of saying bad stuff
Anecdote
Short,personal story someone tells to make a point
Polysemy
Multiple meaning
Polysyndeton
Repetition of and
Superlative
More or less