Language Features Adjective A word that describes something

Language Features

Adjective A word that describes something Eg. …. beautiful garden. …the scorching, hot sun…. .

Adverb A word that describes how something is being done: The garden was beautifully designed. The scorching, hot sun always shies brightly.

Alliteration I threw a wish in the well, Don't ask me, I'll never tell I looked to you as it fell, And now you're in my way I'd trade my soul for a wish, Pennies and dimes for a kiss I wasn't looking for this, But now you're in my way Your stare was holdin', Ripped jeans, skin was showin' Hot night, wind was blowin' Where you think you're going, baby? Where are the examples of alliteration in these lyrics? Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's my number, So call me, maybe? It's hard to look right, At you baby, But here's my number, So call me, maybe? Hey, I just met you, And this is crazy, But here's my number, So call me, maybe? https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=a. Kd. V 5 Fv. XLu. I Alphabetic aerobics with Daniel Radcliff

Emotive Language What do you think about this headline? How does this language make you feel? What impact on the reader is the author trying to create

Hyperbole A dramatic exaggeration: I am so hungry I could eat a horse. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Sh. PHm 4 zjr 1 s

Imagery Graphic pictures created by colourful language features - Algae lie still and bloated on the top. - As the tension grew, sweat beaded on his brow.

Imperative Voice Forceful verbs, ordering someone to do something Clean the bathroom Tidy your room Do your homework Find your planner Stop using your phone Open your mind to injustice

Irony Saying one thing but meaning another War doesn’t hurt anyone. A person who claims to be a vegan and avoids meat but will eat a slice of pepperoni pizza because they are hungry. It may not make sense, but it is an illustration of irony. A man who is a traffic cop gets his license suspended for unpaid parking tickets.

Metaphor The comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as: A man is but a weak reed. The road was a ribbon of moonlight. Lord Farquard is an evil monster. He flew into his room.

Onomatopoeia A word that sounds like the noise it is describing: - The dragon bellowed and shrieked in anger. splash, bang, pop, hiss http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=e. QYU 8 UEgud. Q

Oxymoron O serpent heart, hid with a flowering face! Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave? Beautiful tyrant! fiend angelical! Dove-feather'd raven! wolvishravening lamb! Despised substance of divinest show! Just opposite to what thou justly seem'st, A damned saint, an honourable villain! O nature, what hadst thou to do in hell, When thou didst bower the spirit of a fiend In moral paradise of such sweet flesh? Was ever book containing such vile matter So fairly bound? O that deceit should dwell In such a gorgeous palace!

Personification http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=P 3 AAdkfiam U&feature=player_detailpage ‘My computer hates me’

Person / Point of view First person: telling the story from “I” perspective (I, we, us, myself) Second person: you are the narrator giving instructions (you) Third person: Narrator tells the story of another person/character (he, she they his )

Rhetorical Question A type of question that is asked to make a point, rather than to get an answer “Why would anyone choose to be a bully knowing it will only end in their tears? ” http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 V 8 q. K 22 g. Gk. Q

Simile: a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as I am as ____ as a _____

Symbolism When the author uses an image to represent something else, such as winter which could symbolise death, or a dark shadow which could symbolise danger The shadows of the tall, dark trees were creeping closer to the child. (the underlined words could symbolise evil)