Simile / Metaphor - Comparison using 'like' or 'as' / stating something is what it is not, Personification - Giving a non human object human qualities, Symbolism - Using symbols to present an idea or theme, Motif - Recurring idea or theme, Sensory description - Language which appeals to the senses, Foreshadowing - Hinting at something happening later on, Tone - Writer's attitude or mood, Alliteration - Same sound starting 2 or more successive words, Onomatopoeia - A word formed from a sound, Juxtaposition - Contrasting ideas placed next to each other, Oxymoron - 2 contradictory words placed side-by-side, Hyperbole - Exaggeration, Allusion - Indirect reference to a person, place, event, Neologism - A word newly coined by a writer, Asyndeton - A sentence with no conjunctions - often a list, Irony - Conveying a message using language which means the opposite of the intended meaning - to humorous effect, Witholding device - Deliberately not informing readers of key events, Paradox - A seemingly absurd statement which when examined, could well be true, Euphemism - Used in place of offensive, harsh, blunt or embarrassing language, Triadic Structure - Groups of 3, Syntax - The order of words in a sentence, Tautology - Repetition of the same idea using different words,

Language Techniques - A Level

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