GCSE English Language - Descriptive Terms

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Some key terms for the Descriptive Writing in GCSE English
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Simile A comparison to show how two objects or ideas are similar. For example, "Her hair is as yellow as sunlight; her eyes shone like glass."
Metaphor a comparison where one idea or object is figuratively shown as being something else. For example, "He groaned and jerked his way out of bed: a zombie fresh from the grave."
Hyperbole Obvious exaggeration. For example, "I've told you a million times."
Personification Giving human or animal characteristics or feelings to an inanimate object.
Pathetic Fallacy a type of personification where emotions are reflected in the weather or other objects. For example, "a furious wind carried angry clouds overhead"
Onomatopoeia sound-words, eg. bang, pow, swoosh.
Oxymoron a combination of two words with opposing meanings, eg. bittersweet, deafening silence
Atmosphere the overall mood created, which can be positive or negative depending on word choice.
The five senses touch, taste, smell, sound, sight; use these to make your description stimulate different senses.
Descriptive verbs eg. ‘bellowed’, ‘screamed’, or ‘hollered’ rather than ‘shouted’
Big picture and zoom Moving between an overview of a scene and specific details in the scene.
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