Alliteration - Repetition of the same consonant sounds, e.g. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Makes small sections text flow together and draws attention to the phrase., Adverbs - Words used to describe the verb. Often end in 'ly'., Emotive language - Choice of words that have specifically intended emotional effects or are intended to invoke an emotion in the reader, e.g. An innocent bystander suffered facial injuries when the thug launched his glass across the bar., Adjectives - Words used to describe the noun. Give more detail for the reader., Hyperbole - Deliberate exaggeration, e.g. I've told you a thousand times to clear up your bedroom. Used for emphasis to get a point across and illustrates the mood of the speaker/writer., Listing - Objects/reasons/parts of a whole are listed in the text, usually with commas separating them, e.g. we give him access to the nutrition, physiology, and psychology he needs to be the best. Emphasizes the topic being described and shows the author's breadth of knowledge., Metaphor - Comparing two things by saying one IS the other, without using 'like' or 'as', e.g. The fireworks were sparkling flowers in the sky., Onomatopoeia - Words that sound like the sounds they name, e.g. The brrrrrring of the alarm woke him. Helps transport the reader to the place of the sound and understand it properly., Personification - Giving a non-human object human-like qualities, e.g. Raindrops danced on the pavement. Makes inanimate objects seem lively and lifelike., Quotations - Direct use of another's words. Adds some of the authority of the original author to the current speaker/writer., Repetition - Repeating the same or nearly the same words for effect. Emphasises whatever is being said or written., Rhetorical question - A question that does not expect an answer from the audience, e.g. So what would result in such a plan? Gets the audiences attention and gets them thinking about what is being asked.,  Verbs - Action words, Simile - Comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as', e.g. The playground was as empty as a ghost town. Enlivens descriptions by helping us to see people/animals/things in a new light., Imperative - A command or order, e.g. Stop! Come here and listen to me. Catches people's attention - we are socially conditioned to obey commands, so this elicits a positive response., Slang - Informal language that implies a certain social group and/or point in time,

Junior English Language Features

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