English Language Techniques Memorisation

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Alliteration

A repeated letter at the beginning of a series of words

Onomatopoeia

Sound of the word resembles the meaning of the word

Rhyme

When two lines or more end with words with the same sound at the end

Rhythm

Created through the syllable count

Enjambment

When a sentence or idea in a poem continues onto the next line without any punctuation at the line break

Caesura

This is when a full stop is used in the middle of a line of poetry

Nouns

An object or thing

Adjectives

Describes the object or thing

Verbs

Describes what is being done

Adverbs

Describes how the verb is being done

Emotive verb

Express strong feelings or emotional reactions in the form of an action

Emotive adverb

Addition to an action that conveys strong feelings or emotional reactions

Emotive adjective

Express strong feelings or emotional reactions when describing a subject

Similes

Compares one thing to another using like or as

Metaphors

Compares one thing to another

Personification

When a nonhuman object or idea is given human characteristics

Pathetic fallacy

When the weather is used to show mood or tone

Symbolism

When one thing represents another

Superlatives

An adjective in its strongest form

Imperatives

A command or order

Repetition

Repeats a word, phrase, or line to increase the effect

Lists/lists of three

Three or multiple items separated by commas

Rhetorical questions

A question asked for effect or to make a point

Hyperbole

Deliberate exaggeration

Facts and statistics

Evidence used to back up a point

Quotations

Directly quoted words from a named source

Dialogue

Words spoken by a character

Short sentences

Used to make a point clearly or to build up a sense of drama

Commas for parenthesis

When two commas are used to add in extra information

First person narrator

When we hear directly from a character or author