Language Features

Read the letter to the editor above. What is the contention (topic and viewpoint) of the letter?

• All local markets should be shut down

• All local markets should stay open

• Lancefield market should stay open

• Farmers can't milk their cows any more because of COVID-19

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Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.

• Her smile was as bright as the sun.

• Time is a thief.

• The classroom was a zoo.

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What is the purpose of using emotive language in a text?

• To provide factual information

• To evoke an emotional response

• To describe a setting

• To explain a process

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An idiom is defined as; *A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g. over the moon, see the light).* Which of the following statements is an idiom:

• I'm only joking

• I'm just pulling your leg

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Using personal stories to illustrate your point or make yourself seem involved in the topic.

• Rhetorical questions

• Anecdotes

• Similes

• Emotive language

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The writer's attitude toward the subject or audience.

• rhythm

• theme

• tone

• stanza

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Colloquialism is...

• Highly descriptive language

• Using casual and informal language

• Using symbols to represent concepts or ideas

• Recurs throughout the story and helps develop theme

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Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The stars danced playfully in the sky.

• The car was a beast on the road.

• She is a walking dictionary.

• The sun is a golden ball.

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Language which includes the reader.

• Assertion

• Inclusive Language

• Emotional Language

• Alliteration

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Onomatopoeia is...

• Words that sound like the word their meaning

• Comparison of two things that are not alike

• Conversation between two or more people

• Using symbols to represent concepts or ideas

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