Name these features
Comparing two things directly.
What is METAPHOR?
The reason the writer wrote something
What is the WRITER'S PURPOSE?
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!"
What is an example of REPETITION?
Words whose sound represents the actual sound they are describing.
What is an ONOMATOPOEIA?
YO, G! Sup cuz. Mean shoes. ___ ___
What is an example of COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE.
A lie: "It is a white seed, which unfurls itself into a black bud. / Poking though."
What is an example of a METAPHOR?
Two contradicting words placed together.
What is an OXYMORON?
Brave mother saves the life of an innocent child.
What is EMOTIVE LANGUAGE?
Dove = Peace.
What is an example of SYMBOLISM?
The writer's choice of words - e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives
What is DICTION?
Everybody needs to buy a good, reliable car. You wouldn't want to break down in the middle of nowhere, would you?
What is a RHETORICAL QUESTION?
The water made a sound like kittens lapping.
What is an example of SIMILE?
Words that use the 5 senses to allow the reader to experience what the writer is describing
Imagery
The attitude of the writer towards the subject - the writer's 'voice.'
What is TONE?
The snow hurried across the plain, leaning into the wind.
What is an example of PERSONIFICATION?