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English language devices revision
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- 1AlliterationRepetition of sounds or two or three words starting with the same letter to make a particular point, e.g. 'Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers'
- 2Imperative languageGives a direct command. It can end in a full stop or an exclamation mark, e.g. 'Go away!'
- 3Rhetorical questionA question that does not require an answer e.g. 'Do you think this is acceptable?'. It is used to make the reader think.
- 4SynonymsBetter word e.g. Safire instead of blue.
- 5SimilesA figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with like' or 'as'.
- 6MetaphorA figure of speech in which an expression is used to compare one thing to another by saying it 'is' that other thing, e.g. 'The world is your oyster'.
- 7PersonificationA figure of speech where an animal or object is decribed as having human characteristics, e.g. 'The snow ran quickly across the sky covering the land'.
- 8ImageryIs used to describe an image with words.
- 9Sensory imageryIs when you describe sounds, smells, what you can feel, see and what you touch.
- 10OnomatopoeiaA type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing e.g. Cow=Moo. Car crashes= Crash, Bang!
- 11JargonTechnical language that relates to a specific topic or subject, making a text sound more professional, may include people who know the jargon whilst excluding those who do not. It may reflect the target audience, e.g. medical words like 'appendicitis'.
- 12IronyIrony is saying one thing when the opposite is actually meant, can be used, much like a pun, to create humor. Ironic statements engage the reader e.g. 'A traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets'.
- 13SatireTypically political humour or gentle humour. Example in literature, 'What's the use you learning to do right, when it's troublesome to do right and isn't troublesome to do wrong, and the wages is just the same?'.
- 14SarcasmUsed as a weapon. Sarcasm is an ironic remark that seems to be praising someone or something but is really taunting or cutting. Sarcasm can be used to hurt or offend or can be used for comic effect. E.g. 'whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed'.
- 15AllusionAllusion is used to explain or clarify a complex problem.
Note allusion works best if you keep it short and refer to something the reader is familiar with, e.g. famous people, history, literature, the bible. - 16RepitionRepeating a word, phrase or line to emphasise a point or image, e.g. 'Water , Water, everywhere!'.
- 17Expert opinionWhen you write a quote or something from an expert in the topic you writing about, e.g. ' Dr Mir from the institution of healthy living says...'
- 18Pattern of threeCan be three adjectives in a row, or three words together in a list to help emphasise the point of the text e.g. 'This is a great, adaptable and fun language device'.
- 19Emotive languageIs language used to stir up emotions.
Non-emotive version: Another man in the bar was injured by the mans glass.
Emotive version: An innocent by stander suffered facial injuries when thug launched his glass across the bar. - 20Factual languageA fact or statistics to back up a point, e.g. 'A study by the university of Texas shows that 98% of the people who didn't were sun screen got burnt'.
- 21Colloquial languageA bit like slang, informal language.
- 22AnecdoteWhen you tell a story connected to the subject your talking about.
- 23OxymoronWhen two seemingly incompatible words are placed together to create an image.
- 24EnjambmentA line which the rhythm and thoughts are continued and completed in the next line. It also means moving over from one line to another without using a punctuation mark.
- 25Persuasive languageIs used to persuade the reader to do what you want them to do or agree with.
- 26Contrasting pairsContrasting pairs are words/ideas with opposite meaning that are antonyms. E.g. hot and cold, up and down, left and right, live and die.
- 27Counter argumentsA counter argument is a view point that opposes your main argument. Counterarguments are part of good persuasive writing and speaking strategy. They also set up the chance to refute the opposition and show why your view point is the right one to have.
- 28Personal PronounsAre words like, we, our, us. They are useful to make the reader feel connected and part of a group.
- 29AdverbsAdverbs are verbs used to modify the meaning of a verb or describes a word. E.g. He quickly runs. ( Quickly is the adverb)
- 30Active verbsAre verbs often ending in 'ing' they are used to help fasten the pace of writing and tell us what the subject of our clause or sentence is doing physically or mentally.
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