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Language - Coggle Diagram
Language
Language techniques
Personification
When an inanimate object is described as though it has human qualities
Pathetic Fallacy
When setting is used to reflect the mood of a character
Alliteration
When the same sound is repeated at the beginning of words
Onomatopoeia
When a word sounds like the sound it is describing
Metaphor
When something is described as though it is something else
An extended metaphor recurs throughout a paragraph or passage
Simile
When something is described as similar to something else
Hyperbole
When something is exaggerated for emphasis
Assonance
When a vowel sound is repeated in words starting with different sounds
Sibilance
When soft sounds such as s and sh are repeated
Word classes
Verb
An action word
Adverb
A description of an adjective or verb
Adjective
A descriptive word
Abstract noun
A quality or notion
Comparative
A word used to compare one quality to another
Superlative
A word used to show that something is superior to all others
Types of language
Dialect/colloquial language
Gives the reader a better sense of the characters or setting
Sensory language
Enables the reader to imagine the scene better through a variety of senses
Emotive language
Enables the reader to understand the emotions and motivations of a character better
The way that words and phrases are used for effect in a text