NCEA level 1 English unfamiliar text language features (Basic definitions)

Alliteration

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Simile

A comparison using like or as

Metaphor

A direct comparison

Personification

Attributing human characteristics to animals or objects

Connotation

The implied or associative meaning of a word

Onomatopoeia

A word formed from the imitation of natural sounds

Colloquial language

Informal language

Imperative

A demand or command

Listing

Series of items in a meaningful sequence

Adjective

Describes a noun or pronoun

Verb

Expresses action or state of being

Repetition

Same word or phrase used more than once

personal pronouns

I, we = first person (confiding); you = second person (direct to the reader); s/he, they = third person (separate - the others; also all-knowing)

rhetorical question

Makes the reader think that they are thinking, but the writer controls the answer. This makes it seem like the text is fair and open.