Language Techniques

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Simile
saying something is like or as something else (as fresh as a daisy)
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Metaphor
saying something is something else (you are my sunshine)
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Repetition
the repetition of a word or phrase multiple times (location, location, location)
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Anaphora
the repetition words/phrases at the start of multiple lines
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Onomatopoeia
a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (pop, bang, tick)
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Alliteration
the repetition of sounds at the beginning of multiple words (the dark day was drawing in)
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Tripling
the repition of something three times
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Sibilance
the repetition of the ‘s’ sound at the beginning of multiple words (the snake slithered silently)
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Personification
human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas (the wind whistled)
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Zoomorphism
animal qualities given to humans (he waved goodbye with his huge paws)
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Anthropomorphism
giving human qualities to an animal
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Superlative
an exaggeration (it was the biggest pie in the world)
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Ellipsis
three dots (…)
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Enjambment
when a line runs on to the next without punctuation
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Caesura
punctuation which breaks up the middle of a line
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Plosive Sound
a harsh sound which stops airflow (g,p,b,t,k,d)
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Fricative Sound
a soft sound (z, s, h, f, ph)
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Monosyllabic
words with one syllable
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Polysyllabic
words with multiple syllables
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Juxtapostion
a contrast between two ideas
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Oxymoron
when two contrasting words are placed next to each other
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Colloquial Language
informal/ slang language
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Expletive
a swear word
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Hyperbole
an exaggeration
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Emotive Language
language which evokes an emotional response in the reader
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Rhetorical Question
a question which doesn't require an answer
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Double Entendre
when a message has a double meaning
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Card 2

Front

saying something is something else (you are my sunshine)

Back

Metaphor

Card 3

Front

the repetition of a word or phrase multiple times (location, location, location)

Back

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Card 4

Front

the repetition words/phrases at the start of multiple lines

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing (pop, bang, tick)

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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