ENGLISH LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES

Onomatopoeia, Sounds like what it refers to eg. Pop, Bang etc.

 Generalization, Doesn't allow for individual difference.
 Assonance, Repetition of vowel sounds eg. Slow road to no ware
 Descriptive, Describing..

 Instructive, Inform/enlighten/instruct.
 Euphemism, Acceptable/mild expression for something not very nice eg. Instead of died- moved on to a better place.

Oxymoron, two words placed next to each other to show contrast eg. Parting is such a sweet 
sorrow.

 Personification, Giving human qualities to something lifeless eg. The door squeaked.
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