English Language Features Revision

Question	Answer
Verb	A doing or action word e.g Walking, Running
Adjectives	Describing words which describe a noun e.g The (curly, new, eager) cat.
Adverb	Describes a verb (usually end in -ly) e.g Quickly run to the store
Noun	A person, place, thing, idea, action or quality e.g Africa, Bed, Plant
Proper Noun	Name a particular place or thing e.g Australia, Big Ben, Indian Ocean
Abstract Noun	An idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling e.g Anger, fear, Help
Pronoun	Takes the place of a noun (I, me, he, she, it) e.g Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her. There are 3 types subject (he); object (him); or possessive (his).
Alliteration	Repetition of sounds at the start or two or more words to make a particular point e.g 'Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers'
Assonance	'Vowel rhyme' repetition of a pattern of similar sounds within a sentence e.g Do you like blue? - (Using ‘o’, ‘ou’, ‘ue’).
Comparative	Used for comparing two people or things e.g Hotter, Faster, Easier, More unusual, happier.
Contraction	2 words made shorter by placing an apostrophe where letters have been missed e.g Shouldn't, Can't, Could've, We've.
Direct address	The text addresses the reader (usually done through 2nd person) involving them and making them think about what your saying.
Emotive language	Makes the reader have an emotional response to the text, involving the reader keeping them interested.
Facts	Piece of information used to demonstrate or emphasise a writers point.
Hyperbolye	It is extreme exaggeration, used to emphasise a point, express a strong emotion, or evoke humour due to the exaggeration e.g 'My life is over' when the Internet is broken is an overstatement.
Imperative	Gives a direct command. It can end in a full stop or an exclamation mark e.g Go away!, Please tidy your room.
Irony	Irony is saying one thing when the opposite is actually meant, can be used, much like a pun, to create humour. Ironic statements engage the reader e.g A traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.
Jargon	Technical 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 so it may reflect the target audience. e.g medical words like 'appendicitis'.
List of three	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'.
Metaphor	A 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'
Opinions	An opinion is an individual's own thoughts or beliefs, Facts as opinions emphasise the point of a writer making the message more personal e.g 'Smoking is an awful habit and anyone who smokes stinks'.
Oxymoron	A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect, e.g. cruel kindness, living death, In order to lead, you must walk behind.
Onomatopoeia	A type of word that sounds like the thing it is describing e.g Cow = Moo, Car crashes = Crash, Bang!
Personification	A figure of speech where an animal or inanimate object is described as having human characteristics
Pun	A pun is a play on words. Puns usually use words that have a double meaning or that sounds the same but have different meanings e.g 'Shoes have souls'
Rhetorical questions	A question that does not require an answer e.g Do you think this is acceptable? How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man?
Sibilance	A type of alliteration in which the "s" sound is repeated. It can also be used to make a particular point 'stand out' or for a select purpose such as the sound of water e.g 'Seven sly sea-serpents swimming in the sea'.
Simile	A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') e.g 'Cold as snow'
Third person narration	"he"/"she"/"it" Third person narration allows for a separation between the narrator and the character and allows for more information to be revealed to the audience e.g She had long hair and she always wore it in a ponytail
First person narration	Used to write or talk about a personal experience. This is where the text uses 'I', 'we' and 'our'.
Second person narration	Use of the pronouns you, your, and yours. Used to address the audience in technical writing, advertising, speeches. e.g 'You need to prepare a wall before applying primer'
Prepositions	They link words & phrases in a sentence to other words & phrases and show the relationship between them (Place : on, in, under, over, above, between, Time: during, before, after, since) They will always come before a noun.

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