Simple Language Features
What is the language feature for a place or a name
A noun
Using the same beginning letter for at least three words in a sentence
Alliteration
In poetry, when the line randomly cuts off and begins again on the following line.
Enjambment
A block of writing in a piece of non-fiction or prose
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally (e.g. he weighed a tonne!)
Hyperbole
A describing word (E.g. heavy, soft, large, fluffy)
Adjective
Repetition of the same vowel sound in words, in the same sentence, (e.g. the light of the fire is a sight)
Assonance
To allude to something else in your poetry (either an event, thing, or person) to draw connections to your writing and that thing.
Allusion
Stanza
A scene that takes place before a story begins, or remind the audience of something that happened prior
Flashback
A descriptive word for an action word often ending in 'ly' (e.g. deadly, swiftly, blindly)
Adverb
Dropping factual information in an article or non-fiction piece to persuade the reader (e.g. using statistics or facts in your text)
Fact dropping
To place to extremely unlike things side by side in your writing to draw a comparison (e.g. Snake and bunny)
Juxtaposition
A row of words in a poem is called a...
Line
List 3 types of 'sound devices' (these are language features that create sound in text, or make the reader think about the sound of something)
Onomatopoeia, alliteration, rhyme, assonance, and many more!
A comparison using the word 'like' or 'as'
A simile
A type of piece that is more factual and 'reporting' style of writing, rather than creative.
Non-fiction
Any type of language feature, or phrase that uses comparisons between things or non-literal language, to create an effect for the reader.
Figurative language
Whenever a person says something or does something that departs from what they (or we) expect them to say or do. Or, in the same way, the text does something that we did not expect.
Irony
The group has said any sentence that vividly describes a tornado
A comparison in saying that one thing is another thing
A metaphor
Asking a question in your text, without expectation of an answer. Designed to make the reader think.
Rhetorical Question
To use symbols in your writing to make comparisons between your writing and any symbolic meaning (e.g. rainbow, four-leaf clover, the colour red)
Symbolism
Writing using the senses so the reader can fully imagine the experience
Imagery or Vivid Imagery
Give an example of figurative language describing a black, Ferrari, car!
... any language features used that draw comparisons between the car and something else.