Metaphors - When something or someone is said to BE something e.g 'she IS our secret weapon', Imagery - Overall effect of other language features that help the reader imagine something more vividly, Simile - Comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as' e.g 'as thick as custard', Hyperbole (hi-purr-bowl-ee) - The use of exaggerative language e.g 'he took forever to get up', Alliteration - Repeating the initial sound in a number of words e.g 'green gunky grime', Personification - When inanimate objects are given human qualities e.g 'the clock ticked impatiently', Pathetic Fallacy - Emotions are attributed to nature or inanimate objects e.g 'the rain wept endlessly' (emotion of sadness), Symbolism - A representation of an idea e.g snake may symbolise temptation or cunningness, Semantic Field - Set of vocabulary that share a common link e.g 'syringe', 'gown', 'nurse' are within a semantic field of a hospital setting, Oxymoron - Two words used together that have opposite meanings e.g 'bittersweet', 'alone together', Onomatopoeia - Words that imitates a sound e.g 'whisper' 'bang' 'tap', Sensory Language - Language that appeals to our five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste),

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