English language Techniques

What is a simile

• a descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using 'as' or 'like'.

• a use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect.

• a metaphor attributing human feelings to an object

• words that sound a little like they mean

What is a metaphor?

• - a descriptive technique that compares one thing with another, usually using 'as' or 'like'.

• language intended to create an emotional response.

• a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.

• a descriptive technique that names a person, thing or action as something else.

What is a circular narrative?

• has a beginning, a middle and an end

• narrative takes place in one time, but there are episodes from the past

• The last line of a piece takes you back to the beginning of it

what is a story arc?

• Gives two sides of a story, alternating between viewpoints

• Has a beginning a middle and an end, usually with a crisis point that is resolved in the end

• The last line of a piece takes you back to the beginning of it

what is hyperbole?

• a metaphor attributing human feelings to an object.

• a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.

• words that sound a little like they mean.

• a use of obvious exaggeration for rhetorical effect.

What is an Onomatopoeia?

• words that sound a little like they mean.

• language intended to create an emotional response.

• a phrase combining two or more contradictory terms.

what is exposition

• An exciting or tense part of the text

• the conclusion of the narrative, where conflicts are resolved or meaning is revealed

• The setting of the scene for the reader, this could be a description of setting or the backstory of a character.

Definition of juxtaposition

• the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.

• A type of imagery in which non-human objects, animals or ideas are given human characteristics.

• Any repeated idea, theme or image that has a symbolic significance in the text.

what is an oxymoron?

• A category or type of something. Fiction and non-fiction are two examples of different genres.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as' to create a vivid image, eg as big as a whale; float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.

• A phrase combining two or more contradictory terms, often used for emphasis - eg. 'deafening silence'.

What is pathetic Fallacy

• Technique where the environment (usually the weather) reflects the emotions of the main character.

• A type of imagery in which non-human objects, animals or ideas are given human characteristics.