English Language - Analysis technical terms

pathetic fallacy

weather/atmosphere, describes the mood

personification

non-human given a human quality

extended metaphor

a metaphor supported throughout the text

symbolism

objects that are linked to meaning

rhetorical question

question with an implied answer

alliteration

repetition of a constant sound

emotive language

writer makes the person feel a particular emotion

rule of 3

three words in a row to describe something

simile

comparing 2 things using like or as

metaphor

comparing 2 things using is or are

juxtaposition

two opposing ideas

semantic field

words linked to the same idea

hyperbole

exaggeration

sibilance

repeating 's' sounds

oxymoron

two opposite words next to eachother

irony

events that surprise the characters

assonance

repetition of vowel sounds

euphemism

saying something in an indirect way

onomatopoeia

words describing sounds

facts/stats

evidence to support something

plosives

repetition of a harsh sound

opinion

a persons view

superlative

a type of adjective used to compare at least 3 people or things

solilquy

a speech spoken alone by a character designed to reveal the characters innermost thoughts and feelings

zoomorphism

giving humans animal characteristics

repetition

repeating a word or phrase for effects

common noun

a general name for a person, place, or thing eg chair

abstract noun

names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic eg fear

collective noun

a word that names a group eg school of fish

proper noun

a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea eg emily

pronouns

replaces a noun eg I, he, she, they, it, his

adjective

a word that describes a noun eg beautiful, hideous

verb

an action word eg jumped, slept

adverb

a word that describes a verb eg quickly, quietly