Subject Terminology

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Metaphor
When you say something is something else e.g 'the world's a stage'
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Simile
When you say something is LIKE or AS something e.g 'As American as apple pie'
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Onomatopoeia
When a word is spelt like it sounds e.g 'Crash'
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Irony/Sarcasm
When you say the oppisite of what you mean
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Semantic field
A groupd of words which are all about the same theme or idea e.g 'war'
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Oxymoron
Two contrasting words together e.g 'Cruel kindness'
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Personal Pronouns
How you describe people e.g 'I', 'we', 'you'
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Hyperbole
A use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect e.g 'The sun scorched the day'
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Personification
A metaphor attributing human feelings to an object e.g 'The sun smiled'
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Emotive language
Language intended to create an emotional response e.g 'A heart-breaking aroma of death filled the air'
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Card 2

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When you say something is LIKE or AS something e.g 'As American as apple pie'

Back

Simile

Card 3

Front

When a word is spelt like it sounds e.g 'Crash'

Back

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Card 4

Front

When you say the oppisite of what you mean

Back

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Card 5

Front

A groupd of words which are all about the same theme or idea e.g 'war'

Back

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