English Language Terms

Repeating vowel sounds for aural effect e.g. The gloom of the blue room surrounded me

Overused phrase or opinion e.g. good as gold

Language suitable for ordinary conversation e.g. Yo, Gidday!

Adjective form ending in -er e.g. smoother, lovelier

Two words joined sometimes by a hyphen, to make one word e.g. something, somebody, cupcake

Abbreviated verb form which shows informality e.g. didn't instead of did not

Words used to excite or arouse feeling; to appeal to our emotions

Words used with an exclamation mark to draw attention to something e.g. buy today!

Exaggerated statement for special effect e.g. Millions of savings to be had

Use of the command form of a verb e.g. BUY one today. DRIVE safely

Comparing one thing to something else to create a word picture; saying something is something else or speaking as though it is something els

A word which sounds like the thing or concept being described e.g. bang or crash

Use of I, we (first person), you (second person), they, them (third person), etc to include or exclude groups of people e.g. Your country ne

A list used to emphasise points e.g. This affects us all, Year 9s, 10s, 11s 12s and 13s

Giving human qualities to inanimate things e.g. life dealt him a heavy blow

Humorous use of word to suggest different meanings, or of words of same sound with different meanings e.g. I give it my SEAL of approval

Usually well-known sayings from sources e.g. "Shaken not stirred" "Do you ever get the feeling like you were meant to do something extraordi

Deliberate use of the same word more than one e.g. water, water everywhere

Asked not for information but for aural effect e.g. What would you do?

Use of similar sounds between endings of words or verse-lines. This can be used within a line also e.g. The pork is on the fork!

Comparison of one thing to another e.g. As dark as night