Language Features

Front 1

Symbolism

Back 1

Provides the reader with a visual aid / object / symbol that conjures certain emotions / qualities when the symbol is referred to without describing said emotions directly.

Hint 1

Indirect reference

Front 2

Litote

Back 2

Shows how strong the emotion is and illustrates something of the character of the speaker / writer.

Front 3

Hyperbole

Back 3

Used for emphasis to get a point across. Also illustrates something of the mood of the speaker / writer.

Front 4

Soft consonant sounds

Back 4

F, H, J, L, M, N, R, S, V, W, Y, Z (C and G)

Front 5

Alliteration

Back 5

Draws attention to a phrase. Creates a harder or softer mood / atmosphere depending on letters used.

Front 6

Rhyme

Back 6

Makes the text memorable and can make poems amusing. Can tie together ideas.

Front 7

Direct Speech

Back 7

Makes characters come alive. We can "hear" the way they speek; the actual vocab, grammar and tones.

Front 8

Personification

Back 8

By making things seem more life-like we feel more oneness with inanimate objects.

Front 9

Repetition

Back 9

Emphasize whatever is being said, or mimic repetition in nature.

Front 10

Hard consonant sounds

Back 10

B, D, K, P, Q, T (C and G)

Front 11

Slang

Back 11

Grounds the text in informality as well as a certain social group and period of time.

Front 12

Use of Correct/Incorrect Grammar

Back 12

Creates an image of character - helps to define personality and place them in a particular educational or social class. Also seems more authentic.

Front 13

Use of command

Back 13

To catch a person's attention. We are socially conditioned to obey commands so to speaker may get an affirmative reaction.

Front 14

Onomatopoeia

Back 14

Helps the reader to hear the actual sound; transports reader to setting.

Front 15

Assonance

Back 15

Repetition of vowel sounds generally gives a soft mood unless vowel sounds are short.

Front 16

Quotation

Back 16

Adds some authority of the original author to the current speaker / writer.

Front 17

Allusion

Back 17

Adds another dimension to the text by introducing material from external knowledge.

Front 18

Contrast

Back 18

Strengthens each aspect of the contrast by showing up differences. To emphasize a change or difference or idea.

Front 19

Irony

Back 19

Shows the character of the speaker / writer because of irony's negative connotations.

Front 20

Sarcasm

Back 20

Unkind humor aimed at what the writer / speaker doesn't like so it says something about their character.

Front 21

Emotive language

Back 21

The attitudes and emotions of the author are transferred and made clear to the reader.

Front 22

Euphemism

Back 22

Amusement in the reader, or revealing of the character of the person using it (kind-hearted, sarcastic, squeamish).