English Language Devices 1.5 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? EnglishLanguage devicesGCSEAQA Created by: NaomiawCreated on: 10-03-16 19:01 Alliteration When the first letter of a word is repeated e.g. cold, crisp, crust 1 of 25 Colloquial language When people speak informaly like slang 2 of 25 Hyperbole When the writer uses exaggeration 3 of 25 Imagery When words are used to create an image in your mind 4 of 25 Similies When two things are compared e.g. she is like a fairy 5 of 25 Metaphors When two things are compared using a phrase e.g. The snow is a white blanket. 6 of 25 Personification When an object is described like a person 7 of 25 Irony When sarcasm is used to express the opposite e.g. as soft as sandpaper 8 of 25 Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like the noise it's describing e.g. splash. 9 of 25 Oxymoron Where two opposites are put together e.g. cold heat 10 of 25 Repetition When the writer repeats something 11 of 25 Facts Information that can be proved to be true 12 of 25 Opinions An individual's own thoughts 13 of 25 Statistics Numerical data 14 of 25 Rhetorical questions A question that doesn't need an answer 15 of 25 Emotive language When the text makes the reader have an emotional response 16 of 25 List of three Three words put together e.g. great, nice, friendly 17 of 25 First person narrator When the text is from one person's persepctive 18 of 25 Thirds person narrator The view of someone telling the story/article 19 of 25 Five senses Sound, sight, smell, touch, taste 20 of 25 Direct address When the text addresses the reader e.g. you should... 21 of 25 Sibilance The repetition of the S sound e.g. small snake shivering 22 of 25 Jargon Technical language to do with a particular topic 23 of 25 Puns Play on words e.g. shoes have souls 24 of 25 Taboo language Swear words 25 of 25
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