Language Features

Personification is

• a figure of speech in which human qualities, characteristics, or actions are attributed to non-human entities.

• a literary device in which words or phrases are repeated for emphasis or effect, often to reinforce a theme, create rhythm, or enhance the significance of a particular idea.

• a figure of speech characterized by exaggerated language used for emphasis or effect, and not meant to be taken literally.

Tricolon is

• a literary device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of neighbouring or closely connected words within a phrase or sentence.

• a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of similar grammatical structures in three clauses or phrases, often used to create rhythm, emphasis, or a memorable effect.

• a figure of speech characterized by exaggerated language used for emphasis or effect, and not meant to be taken literally.

Hyperbole is

• a figure of speech in which human qualities, characteristics, or actions are attributed to non-human entities.

• a rhetorical device that involves the repetition of similar grammatical structures in three clauses or phrases, often used to create rhythm, emphasis, or a memorable effect.

• a figure of speech characterized by exaggerated language used for emphasis or effect, and not meant to be taken literally.

Alliteration is

• a figure of speech in which human qualities, characteristics, or actions are attributed to non-human entities.

• a literary device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of neighbouring or closely connected words within a phrase or sentence.

• a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" to establish a resemblance between them.

Repetition is

• a literary device in which words or phrases are repeated for emphasis or effect, often to reinforce a theme, create rhythm, or enhance the significance of a particular idea.

• a literary device characterized by the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of neighbouring or closely connected words within a phrase or sentence.

• a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing figuratively.

Simile is

• a literary device in which words or phrases are repeated for emphasis or effect, often to reinforce a theme, create rhythm, or enhance the significance of a particular idea.

• a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" to establish a resemblance between them.

• a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing figuratively.

Metaphor is

• a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" to establish a resemblance between them.

• a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing figuratively.

• Imagery refers to the use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create mental images.

Imagery is

• a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as" to establish a resemblance between them.

• a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating that one thing is another thing figuratively.

• the use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell) to create mental images.

An example of personification is

• Sally sells seashells by the seashore.

• The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

• In the stillness of the night, the owl hooted, hooted, and hooted again.

An example of repetition is

• She laughed with joy, danced with abandon, and sang with passion.

• I've told you a million times to clean your room!

• In the stillness of the night, the owl hooted, hooted, and hooted again.