Subject Terminology 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishLanguage DevicesGCSEAQA Created by: alice.mcmullanCreated on: 07-04-17 20:00 Metaphor When you say something is something else e.g 'the world's a stage' 1 of 10 Simile When you say something is LIKE or AS something e.g 'As American as apple pie' 2 of 10 Onomatopoeia When a word is spelt like it sounds e.g 'Crash' 3 of 10 Irony/Sarcasm When you say the oppisite of what you mean 4 of 10 Semantic field A groupd of words which are all about the same theme or idea e.g 'war' 5 of 10 Oxymoron Two contrasting words together e.g 'Cruel kindness' 6 of 10 Personal Pronouns How you describe people e.g 'I', 'we', 'you' 7 of 10 Hyperbole A use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect e.g 'The sun scorched the day' 8 of 10 Personification A metaphor attributing human feelings to an object e.g 'The sun smiled' 9 of 10 Emotive language Language intended to create an emotional response e.g 'A heart-breaking aroma of death filled the air' 10 of 10
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