Words that spelt how they sound.
Onomatopoeia
When there is a really good description of something that helps you picture it in your head.
Imagery
When you say one thing IS something else.
Metaphor
When you compare two things using the words ‘LIKE’ or ‘AS’.
Similie
Exaggerating language. Over the top language that is used to be dramatic.
Hyperbole
Asking a question where you are not expecting an answer. Asking a question where you already know the answer or the answer is obvious.
Rhetorical question
Asking a question and answering it right away.
Hypophora
Describing a natural thing like the weather or the sea, as if it is feeling the emotion expressed by the poet/characters.
Pathetic fallacy
Giving human abilities to a non-human object or animal.
Personification
Three words after each other that are somehow related to each other.
Rule of three
Language used to get a specific emotional response from the reader e.g. anger, guilt, sadness.
Emotive language
Command or demand language – telling someone to do something.
Imperative language
