Year 12 English: Language Features.

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Alliteration

Repetition of the same beginning sound — e.g. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds — e.g. The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

Connotation

The emotional or cultural meaning behind a word — e.g. home = warmth, comfort

Metaphor

A direct comparison — e.g. Time is a thief.

Simile

Comparison using like or as — e.g. Her eyes shone like stars.

Personification

Giving human traits to non-human things — e.g. The wind whispered.

Emotive language

Words that make the reader feel emotion — e.g. heartbreaking, tragic.

Jargon

Specialist language used by a group or profession — e.g. CPU, verdict.

Colloquial language / Slang

Informal or everyday speech — e.g. gonna, bro.

Contrast / Juxtaposition

Placing opposite ideas close — e.g. war and peace.

Tone

The writer’s attitude — e.g. sarcastic, hopeful, angry.

Mood / Atmosphere

The feeling created in the text — e.g. tense, joyful, eerie

Noun

A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. eg: dog, school, freedom,

Proper noun

A specific name of a person, place, or thing (always capitalised). eg:  New Zealand, Ruby, Auckland.

Pronoun

A word that replaces a noun. eg:  he, she, it, they, you.

Verb

A doing or being word. eg: run, think, is, jump.

Adjective

Describes a noun. eg: beautiful, large, tired.

Adverb

Describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. eg: quickly, very, softly.

Conjunction

A joining word that links ideas or clauses. eg:  and, but, because, although.