Imagery and Comparison
Sound Devices
Understate and Exaggerate
Irony and Poetry
Writer's Effects
100
'The banner of smoke flew from the factory chimney.'
What is a metaphor?
100
'The smoke hung from the chimney like a drooping flag.'
What is a simile?
100
'The trees whispered secrets to the wind.'
What is personification?
100
'It's raining cats and dogs.'
What is an idiom?
100
Explain the difference between a simile and a metaphor.
What is: a simile uses 'like' or 'as'; a metaphor says one thing IS another?
200
'The boom of the waves on the rocks.'
What is onomatopoeia?
200
Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of nearby words.
What is alliteration?
200
Similar vowel sounds close together, like 'the low moan of the boat'.
What is assonance?
200
Repeated 's' sounds that can create a calm, secretive or sinister mood.
What is sibilance?
200
Repeating the same word or phrase at the start of several sentences, like 'We shall fight… we shall fight…'.
What is anaphora?
300
'I have a million things to do today.'
What is hyperbole?
300
Describing a flood as 'a bit of rain'.
What is understatement?
300
'I don't hate travelling' - meaning 'I enjoy travelling'.
What is litotes?
300
Palin says the water 'looks decidedly tricky' when it is very dangerous.
What is euphemism (or understatement)?
300
The reason travel writers often use understatement and litotes.
What is to create humour / a modest, ironic tone?
400
Saying the opposite of what you mean, often for humour.
What is (verbal) irony / sarcasm?
400
'Oh great, another test!' - said by someone who hates tests.
What is irony (sarcasm)?
400
'Deafening silence' or 'cruel kindness'.
What is an oxymoron?
400
The pattern of rhymes in a poem, shown with letters like ABAB.
What is a rhyme scheme?
400
Poetry with no regular rhyme or rhythm, following natural speech.
What is free verse?
500
Writing that describes what is seen, heard, felt, smelled and tasted.
What is sensory writing?
500
Language chosen to make the reader feel strong emotions, like 'appalling' or 'serene'.
What is emotive language?
500
When the weather or setting reflects a character's mood.
What is pathetic fallacy?
500
An object or colour that represents a wider idea.
What is symbolism?
500
It is not enough to just name a device - you must also do this.
What is explain its effect on the reader (with evidence)?
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