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
What tense is: She got up late and missed the bus.
Past tense
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
What tense is: He speaks the truth.
Present tense
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)
Logos
What is the past tense of the word 'run'?
Ran
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
What is the present tense version of eat?
Eat
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
Identify the missing punctuation in the following sentence: "After the storm passed we went outside and played in the puddles."
After the storm passed, we went outside and played in the puddles.
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
What is the past tense of pray?
Writing using the senses so the reader can fully imagine the experience
Sensory language
How many letters are there in the English language?
26