Shakespeare's Techniques

Question	Answer
Imagery	When you make someone visualise an image
Metaphor	Saying that one thing is something else
Simile	Comparing two different things with the words 'like' or 'as'
Personification	Giving a non-living thing human qualities
Antithesis	When you compare two opposite things to show that the world is full of conflict
Repetition	When you repeat a word multiple times
Alliteration	When words start with the same letter
Onomatopoeia	When sound gets a word to make the reader imagine the sound
Rhyme	When words sound the same or similar in their ending
Oxymoron	When you put together two completely different ideas to make dramatic language
Puns	When a word has two meanings
Neologism	When you invent words
Irony	When you say something but mean the opposite - like sarcasm
Epithets	When you put an adjective in front of a name
Inversion	When you change the order of words in a sentence
Hyperbole	Obviously exaggerating - I'm so tired I can not work another step
Bombast	Language used to show-off
Assonance	A type of alliteration with vowels - A long song

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	Created by Sarah HERED about 8 years ago