Language Features Review

When a non-living thing is giving living characteristics it is called

A comparison between 2 things using "like" or "as" is a

A specialised language used by people who work together is called

• colloquial

• jargon

• slang

• emotive

What is used at the end of a sentence to show strong feelings?

• bold writing

• question mark

• speech mark

• exclamation mark

What language feature creates a witty, humorous effect

"Just do it". is an example of

• connotation

• cliche

• hyperbole

• imperative

The repetition of vowel sounds is called

"The man is a bulldozer" is an example of

• emotive language

• simile

• metaphor

• cliche

This technique allows an idea to be stressed for effect

• neologism

• hyperbole

• rhetorical question

• cliche

Using a word or phrase more than once is called