KS4 Language: Spring

What is a noun?

• Name of a person, place or thing

• Describes a person

• Describes an action

• Describes the manner in which an action is performed

What is an adjective

• Name of a person, place or thing

• Describes a noun

• Describes an action

• Describes the manner in which an action is performed

What is an adverb?

• Name of a person, place or thing

• Describes a noun

• Describes an action

• Describes the manner in which an action is performed

What is a verb?

• Name of a person, place or thing

• Describes a noun

• Describes an action

• Describes the manner in which an action is performed

What is a simile?

• Comparing two things by saying they are that thing

• Giving an inanimate object human traits

• Comparing two things using 'as' or 'like'

• Sound verb

What is a metaphor?

• Comparing two things by saying they are that thing

• Giving an inanimate object human traits

• Comparing two things using 'as' or 'like'

• Sound verb

What is personification?

• Comparing two things by saying they are that thing

• Giving an inanimate object human traits

• Comparing two things using 'as' or 'like'

• Sound verb

What is onomatopoeia?

• Comparing two things by saying they are that thing

• Giving an inanimate object human traits

• Comparing two things using 'as' or 'like'

• Sound verb

What is emotive language?

• Makes the reader think.

• Language that evokes an emotional response from the reader.

• Exaggerated language

• Using contrasting language to emphasise your opinion.

What is sensory detail?

• Exaggerated language

• Language used to create an emotional response from the reader.

• The repetition of the 's' sound.

• The use of the five senses to add detailed description.