English Language Features 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishNon-fiction textsCreative writingWriting to informGCSEAQA Created by: DanielaLouiseNorkusCreated on: 13-04-16 16:58 Metaphor A thing is something else e.g. My brother is a pain in the neck! 1 of 23 Colour For imagery e.g. Green with envy, red with anger. 2 of 23 Simile Comparing one thing to something else with like or as e.g. She ran like the wind. He is as cold as ice. 3 of 23 Well-chosen vocabulary Not-every day words e.g. equisite, secluded. 4 of 23 Adjective A describing word e.g. gorgeous. 5 of 23 Adverb A word to describe a verb, usually ending in - ly e.g. quietly, well. 6 of 23 Alliteration Two or more words in the same sentence start with the same letter e.g. baby blue. 7 of 23 Personification Saying a thing is like a person e.g. the door banged angerily, the wind whistled. 8 of 23 Senses Touch, taste, smell, see and hear. 9 of 23 Anecdote A short story, ususally about someone, to prove a point e.g. charity advert. 10 of 23 Fact Information you can prove e.g. Water boils at 100 degrees celsius. 11 of 23 Opinion Someones thoughts and feelings. 12 of 23 Repetition Repeated word across the text. 13 of 23 Rhetorical Question A question in the text to make ou agree with the writer. 14 of 23 Emotive Language Not-every day words that stir emotion e.g. Vunerable children 15 of 23 Statistic A fact in Number form e.g. 90%, 8/10 cats. 16 of 23 Superlatives A thing e.g. Table, love, KFC. 17 of 23 Triplet/ List of three Three words listed next to each other e.g. Our beds are stylish, comfortable, affordable. 18 of 23 Verb A doing word e.g. To run, sleeping. 19 of 23 Noun The 'most' an adjective can be (ending in ST) e.g. Fastest. 20 of 23 Pronoun A word that stands in for a noun e.g. It, he, mine. 21 of 23 Connective A linking worde.g. However, because. 22 of 23 Oxymoron Two words of the opposite meaning next to each other e.g. Bittersweet 23 of 23
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