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| Question | Answer |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration e.g. the fish was humungous! |
| Assonance | The repetition of the vowel sound. |
| Simile | Comparing two objects using 'like' or 'as' |
| Onomatopoeia | A word describing the sound e.g. 'woof' |
| Mood | The feelings/emotions of the reader. |
| Tone | Way that the writer is feeling or their emotion. |
| Personification | Giving a non-human object human like characteristics. |
| Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning e.g. the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. |
| Pun | A play on words - used to create humour. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of the consonant sound within a sentence |
| Allusion | References to a time and place e.g. Jesus. |
| Imperative | Command/instruction e.g. do your homework! |
| Metaphor | Direct comparison using 'is' or 'was' |
| Cliché | An over used phrase e.g. once apon a time. |
| Anecdote | Personal story. |
| Colloquial language | Informal language. |
| Euphemism | A polite way of saying something e.g. he kicked the bucket. |
| Paradox | A statement that is self-contradicting because it often contains two statements that are both true, but in general, cannot be true e.g. I cannot resist anything but temptation. |
| Juxtaposition | Two clauses (parts of sentences) of the opposite meaning put in a sentence to emphasise the difference e.g. Bernard uses black rocks on the white sand in order to build his sign - S.O.S |
| Pathetic fallacy | When the weather reflects a characters mood. |
| Sibilance | Repetition of the 'S' sound in a sentence. |
| Neologism | Made up words for effect. |
| Oxymoron | Two words directly next to each other in a sentence that are opposite in meaning e.g. black and white. |
| Rhetorical question | Question that requires no answer. |
| Jargon | Words that are associated with a certain identity group, such as a particular trade or profession. |
| Analogy | Comparison between two things e.g. the analogy between the heart and a pump. |
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