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    This document defines and describes the effects of various language features, including metaphor, personification, hyperbole, simile, pun, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, colloquialism, imagery, irony, slang, repetition, jargon, superlative, imperative, first person singular and plural pronouns, second person pronouns, and euphemism. It explains that these language techniques can visualise objects, bring them to life, emphasize moods, increase understanding, create humor, reinforce images and ideas, suggest actions, place emphasis, convey casualness or expertise, unite or include the reader, and express something difficult in a more acceptable way.

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    This document defines and describes the effects of various language features, including metaphor, personification, hyperbole, simile, pun, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, colloquialism, imagery, irony, slang, repetition, jargon, superlative, imperative, first person singular and plural pronouns, second person pronouns, and euphemism. It explains that these language techniques can visualise objects, bring them to life, emphasize moods, increase understanding, create humor, reinforce images and ideas, suggest actions, place emphasis, convey casualness or expertise, unite or include the reader, and express something difficult in a more acceptable way.

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    Language Features Document

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    Zola Siegel
    This document defines and describes the effects of various language features, including metaphor, personification, hyperbole, simile, pun, alliteration, assonance, onomatopoeia, rhyme, colloquialism, imagery, irony, slang, repetition, jargon, superlative, imperative, first person singular and plural pronouns, second person pronouns, and euphemism. It explains that these language techniques can visualise objects, bring them to life, emphasize moods, increase understanding, create humor, reinforce images and ideas, suggest actions, place emphasis, convey casualness or expertise, unite or include the reader, and express something difficult in a more acceptable way.

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    Language Features - Definitions and Effects

     Definition- Direct comparison of


    something to another the reader will
    Metaphor know
    Effect - Can visualise object clearly due
    to comparison drawn

    Definition- Giving human like qualities


    to a non-human thing
    Personification
    Effect- Brings the object to life by
    allowing us to assign it human aspects

    Definition - Exaggeration
    Hyperbole Effect- Allows a feature to be stressed
    for effect and can emphasise the mood

    Definition - A comparison using 'like' or


    'as'
    Simile Effect - Increases the reader'
    understanding of something by
    comparing it to a thing they understand

    Definition - Using the fact that some


    Pun words can be interpreted in two ways
    Effect - witty or humorous effect

    Definition - When the same consonant


    sound links two or more words
    Alliteration
    Effect- Sound created reinforces an
    image/idea

    Definition - Repetition of vowel sounds


    Assonance Effect - Sound created reinforces
    image/idea being conveyed

    Definition - Use of words that create the


    Onomatopoeia sound of the action they are describing
    Effect - Sound of word suggest action
    Definition - Repetition of final sounds
    in the final one or two syllables
    Rhyme
    Effect - Places stress/emphasis on
    particular words for effect

    Definition - Informal, everyday


    language
    Colloquialism
    Effect - Writer/speaker comes across as
    casual or with a laid back tone

    Definition - Descriptive/ figurative use


    of language which create a picture in the
    Imagery mind
    Effect- Helps the reader better visualise
    images/feelings being conveyed

    Definition - The opposite of what you


    mean
    Irony
    Effect - Can be funny, expresses writer's
    attitude/tone to the subject

    Definition - Casual/spoken language


    used by particular groups, especially
    Slang younger people
    Effect- expresses an attitude/mood by a
    particular group of people

    Definition - Using a word or phrase


    Repetition more than once for effect
    Effect - Idea/message emphasised

    Definition - Specialised language


    related to a particular topic/group of
    Jargon people
    Effect - Shows expertise in a certain
    area

    Definition - The form in which the


    adjective compares several qualities
    Superlative
    Effect - Object/person seen to have the
    best qualities
    Definition - A command/statement
    Imperative Effect - Reader is directly addressed and
    encouraged to act

    Definition - 'I' refers to writer/speaker


    1st person singular Effect - Directly addresses the reader in
    a personal style

    Definition - 'We' or 'us' refers to the


    speaker/writer and the audience/reader
    1st person plural pronoun
    Effect - Unites reader and listener and
    allows them to feel included

    Definition - 'You' refers to the people


    spoken to
    2nd person singular or plural pronoun Effect - Includes reader/listener in a
    situation, allowing them to be part of
    the experience

    Definition - A less offensive manner of


    saying something harsh or difficult
    Euphemism
    Effect - Something which is difficult to
    express is more acceptable

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