What is a metaphor? Give an example
A comparison made of nouns without using ‘like’ or ‘as’
“His home was his castle”
What is a simile? Give an example
A comparison of nouns made using ‘like’ or ‘as’ to create a vivid image.
“She had a smile like the sunrise.”
What is personification? Give an example
A type of imagery in which non-human objects, animals or ideas are given human characteristics.
“The wind screamed through the trees.”
What is a motif? Give an example
Any repeated idea, theme or image that has a symbolic significance in the text.
“rotten apple…feverish heat… plague of flies…sickened trees…”
What is repetition? Give an example
Words, phrases or ideas are repeated for effect.
“Stephen tried and tried and tried to get the ball in the net.”
What is listing? Give an example
A number of connected items written one after the other.
“Phoebe saw that the garden was over-flowing with foxgloves, lupins, daisies, sun-flowers and pretty weeds of all shapes and heights.”
What is alliteration? Give an example
The repetition of the same sounds (mainly consonants) usually at the beginning of words.
“The suffocating steam filled the room.”
(Sibilance??)
What is onomatopoeia? Give an example
The sounds of words to express or underline their meaning.
“Howling, the cat ran through the house.”
What is pathetic fallacy? Give an example
When the weather reflects the mood.
“The sun was shining bright” (happy)
What is zoomorphism? Give an example
When you give a human an animals feature
“Please stop barking at me!”
What is chremamorphism? Give an example
The opposite of personification. Giving a human a feature of a non-human.
“John blasted around the room like a rocket”
(Also a simile, but giving him a feature of an object)
What is a extended metaphor? Give an example
When you explain a metaphor
“Jonathan is a giant, he is so strong and is like 8 foot 5 his shoulders were as wide as the door frame…”
What is a oxymoron? Give an example
Two opposite words.
“Slow cheetah”
Adjective + noun
What is juxtaposition? Give an example
Two opposing ideas.
(Explain the oxymoron)
“In Tesco i saw a small giant, no matter how far he tried to reach, this small giant wasn’t tall enough to reach the jar”
What is semantic field? Give an example
When words across a paragraph can be linked to one topic
Using scary words like “ghostly” “eerie” “spooky”. Putting them together makes a semantic field of fear.
What is sensory writing? Give an example
When the writer uses your senses. As a description
What is a rhetorical question?
When a question is asked and doesn’t require a response
What is hyperbole? Give an example
Over the top and exaggerating everything you say. Very dramatic
“I haven’t slept for two weeks and i haven’t eaten for a year”
What is assonance? Give an example
Repetition of the vowel sound (a,e,i,o,u)
“I was too cool for school”
What is sibilance? Give an example
When you repeat the “s” letter and sound
“Snake slowly slithered through the sand”
What is emotive language?
When the writer is trying to invoke a particular emotion
What is rule of three? Give an example
Three adjectives/phrases in a row to describe one thing
“Jonathan is smart, strong and charismatic”
What is imagery? Give an example
When the writer uses descriptive language to try paint a picture in the readers mind
What is a noun? Give an example
The name of anything. Table, Door
