by melaniewp | Jul 4, 2013 | comparative, Rhetoric, superlative, Technical Terms
There’s big, then there’s bigger, and biggest. These words have names.Bigger = comparative. It compares one thing to another. Smaller, is also a comparative and so is the word ‘less’. ‘More’ is also a comparative.Examples of the...
by melaniewp | Jun 27, 2013 | Repetition, Rhetoric, Technical Terms
Repetition is used to create emphasis, show connections, how ideas transform, develop, build. It can be done at the level of sounds (letters), words or ideas – in a range of patterns.Repetition of Sounds- alliteration: the first letter is repeated- assonance /...
by melaniewp | Jun 26, 2013 | English Literature, GCSE, IGCSE, Metaphors, Technical Terms
They conjure up two ideas – the thing you’re literally describing, and something else as well.e.g. his hands were like ice = literally, his hands were cold.This example, which is a simile, describes ‘hands’ through a word-picture of ‘ice’. Or you...
by melaniewp | Jun 20, 2013 | Hyperbole, Something Interesting, Technical Terms
Hyperbole is deliberate, sometimes outrageous exaggeration for effect.Everyday examples include: ‘I’m starving!’* (when you’re merely hungry), ‘I hate you, I wish I was never born’ (teens to parents), ‘she’s so...
by melaniewp | May 27, 2013 | A-Level English, AQA Lit B, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Rhetoric, Technical Terms, Vocabulary
Get the genius list of language techniques that writers use – also known as rhetoric. Please use with caution! The list is an advanced one for above-A* grades, A-level and University Level. Get a simpler list here for the GCSE language exam, to...
by melaniewp | May 27, 2013 | A-Level English, English Language Exam, English Literature Exam, GCSE, IGCSE, Technical Terms
N.B. Use this list with extreme caution. You need to analyse meanings, effect, impressions on the reader of the content/context – DO NOT just feature spot.*Alliteration: The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of...
