Language Features

1. specific informal words or phrases that have a cultural definition that is different from the literal definition
4. Saying or implying the opposite of what you mean
5. Repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words
6. Comparing to similar things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
10. An over exaggeration
11. Repetition of vowel sounds in the middle or at the beginning of words.
12. Use of an object to represent an emotion or belief or idea.
14. Visually descriptive words (eg. powerful verbs, adjectives, adverbs etc) that usually call on the five senses
15. Placing two ideas or concepts near each other to highlight their differences

2. A series of things or ideas that are connected together in one sentence by commas and ‘and’
3. Giving something non-human, human characteristics
7. sentences Sentences that only express one idea
8. Special words or terms that are used by a specific group
9. Words sound like the sounds they name
13. An image which directly compares two things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’