descriptive techniques 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishWriting to describeGCSEAll boards Created by: Holly-EarlCreated on: 18-02-18 11:49 simile a descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using 'as' or 'like'. 1 of 14 metaphor a descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else. 2 of 14 hyperbole a use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect. 3 of 14 personification a metaphor attributing human feelings to an object. 4 of 14 pathetic fallacy a type of personification where emotions are given to a setting, an object or the weather. 5 of 14 onomatopoeia words that sound a little like they mean. 6 of 14 oxymoron a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms. 7 of 14 emotive language language intended to create an emotional response. 8 of 14 colour describing the colours to give the reader a more vivid imge 9 of 14 Alliteration the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. 10 of 14 Repitition repeating the same word, phrase or idea 11 of 14 Senses tast, smell, sound, touch, sight 12 of 14 Adverbs a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb, expressing manner, place, time, or degree 13 of 14 Adjectives a word naming an attribute of a noun, such as sweet, red, or technical. 14 of 14
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