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GCSE English subject terminolgy
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- 1PronounShort words that replace a noun, like 'it', 'she', 'he', 'you', 'we', 'they', 'us', 'them'.
- 2SimileWhere one thing is compared to another thing, using a connective word such as 'like' or 'as'.
- 3MetaphorA comparison showing the similarity between two quite different things where one is described as the other.
- 4RepetitionA word that is used more than once in close proximity by the writer.
- 5SymbolismWhere an object is used to represent an abstract idea.
- 6ImageryThe use of visual descriptors to convey an idea to the reader
- 7SibilanceA literary device where strongly stressed consonants create a hissing sound.
- 8AlliterationRepetition of initial consonants for a specific effect.
- 9Simple SentenceA sentence that is made up of a single clause; it has a subject and one main verb.
- 10Complex SentenceA sentence that has a main clause (which could stand alone as a simple sentence) and a dependent clause (which could not stand alone as a sentence on its own).
- 11PersonificationRepresenting an idea in human form or presenting a thing as having human characteristics.
- 12VerbA word that identifies actions, thoughts, feelings or the state of being.
- 13AdjectiveA word that describes a noun.
- 14AdverbA word used to modify verbs, adjectives or whole sentences.
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