Language
- Verb
o Example: I like to run
- Adjective
o Example: Sweet
- Noun
o Example: Dog
- Pronoun
o Examples: He/She/It
- Present participle
o Example: Jumping
- Humour
o Definition: literary tool that makes the audience laugh
- Simile
o Definition: Something is like/as (adjective) as something else
o Examples: She was as timid as a mouse/Her eyes shone like the stars
- Metaphor
o Definition: Something is something else but not literally
o Example: The night sky was a blanket that draped over the city
- Personification
o Definition: Giving an inanimate object/animal human characteristics
o Example: The trees howled in the wind
- Pathetic fallacy
o Definition: Emotions of the character are reflected through the surroundings
o Example: The weather was dreary and miserable.
- Symbol
o Definition: Sign, shape or object used to represent something else
o Example: Doors are symbolic of inner character within Jekyll and Hyde
- Hyperbole
o Definition: Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
o Example: He ran faster than the wind
- Emotive
o Definition: Words or phrases that evoke a particular emotion
o Example: The children lay on the barren streets, desperately begging for food
(sympathy is evoked from the reader)
- Irony
o Definition: Expression of one’s meaning using language that normally
signifies the opposite
o Example:“This workout isn't hard at all!” He exclaimed breathlessly as
sweat pooled around his body
- Onomatopoeia
o Definition: The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is
named
o Example: Woof, cuckoo
- Imperative
o Definition: Sentences used to issue a command or instruction
o Example: Eat your vegetables
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- Verb
o Example: I like to run
- Adjective
o Example: Sweet
- Noun
o Example: Dog
- Pronoun
o Examples: He/She/It
- Present participle
o Example: Jumping
- Humour
o Definition: literary tool that makes the audience laugh
- Simile
o Definition: Something is like/as (adjective) as something else
o Examples: She was as timid as a mouse/Her eyes shone like the stars
- Metaphor
o Definition: Something is something else but not literally
o Example: The night sky was a blanket that draped over the city
- Personification
o Definition: Giving an inanimate object/animal human characteristics
o Example: The trees howled in the wind
- Pathetic fallacy
o Definition: Emotions of the character are reflected through the surroundings
o Example: The weather was dreary and miserable.
- Symbol
o Definition: Sign, shape or object used to represent something else
o Example: Doors are symbolic of inner character within Jekyll and Hyde
- Hyperbole
o Definition: Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally
o Example: He ran faster than the wind
- Emotive
o Definition: Words or phrases that evoke a particular emotion
o Example: The children lay on the barren streets, desperately begging for food
(sympathy is evoked from the reader)
- Irony
o Definition: Expression of one’s meaning using language that normally
signifies the opposite
o Example:“This workout isn't hard at all!” He exclaimed breathlessly as
sweat pooled around his body
- Onomatopoeia
o Definition: The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is
named
o Example: Woof, cuckoo
- Imperative
o Definition: Sentences used to issue a command or instruction
o Example: Eat your vegetables
Don’t distribute without permission and only use for personal use please—cherrylam on
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