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Pathetic Fallacy Examples & Extended Metaphors: Fun English Techniques for KS2 and KS3

This text provides an overview of various language devices used in literature and writing, aimed at students preparing for exams across different exam boards. It covers a wide range of literary techniques, from figurative language to sound devices and structural elements.

Overall Summary:

The document presents a comprehensive list of 25 language devices essential for literary analysis and creative writing. These devices include:

  • Figurative language techniques like pathetic fallacy, personification, similes, and metaphors
  • Sound devices such as assonance, alliteration, and sibilance
  • Structural elements like repetition and the rule of three
  • Rhetorical devices including rhetorical questions and euphemisms
  • Semantic and symbolic techniques like semantic fields and symbolism
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Pathetic Fallacy Examples & Extended Metaphors: Fun English Techniques for KS2 and KS3

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This text provides an overview of various language devices used in literature and writing, aimed at students preparing for exams across different exam boards. It covers a wide range of literary techniques, from figurative language to sound devices and structural... Show more

Language Devices - (For all Exam boards)
1. Pathetic Fallacy Is when the weather or the atmosphere describes the mood. For example, when
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Language Devices for All Exam Boards

This page provides a detailed list of 25 language devices crucial for literary analysis and creative writing. Each device is explained with a definition and examples to illustrate its use in literature.

  1. Pathetic Fallacy: The text defines pathetic fallacy as the use of weather or atmosphere to describe mood.

Example: Rainy weather symbolizing sadness or a dark night representing supernatural elements.

  1. Personification: This device involves giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.

Example: "The tree is waving to John as he drives away."

  1. Simile: Defined as a comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Example: "His facial vision looked like a falcon's eye."

  1. Metaphor: A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Example: "He is an orc."

  1. Extended Metaphor: The text explains how to develop a simple metaphor into an extended one by elaborating on the comparison.

Example: "Life is a rollercoaster" extended to describe the ups and downs of life in detail.

  1. Oxymoron: Defined as two opposite words placed side by side.

Example: "The small giant."

  1. Juxtaposition: Explained as an elaboration on an oxymoron.

Example: A description of a small giant struggling to reach a high shelf.

  1. Symbolism: Objects representing deeper meanings.

Example: The moon and star symbolizing Islam, or a dagger symbolizing death in Macbeth.

  1. Semantic Field: Words linked to a specific idea or theme.

Example: PPE, 2m distance, and hand sanitizer linked to COVID-19.

  1. Irony: Unexpected events that surprise characters.
  2. Rhetorical Question: A question not requiring an answer.
  3. Hyperbole: Exaggeration for effect.

Example: "I am going to eat the whole restaurant."

  1. Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds.

Example: "I am too cool for school."

  1. Alliteration: Words in a row beginning with the same letter.
  2. Sibilance: Words in a row with the 's' sound.

Example: "The snake was slowly hissing."

  1. Euphemism: Indirect expressions for sensitive topics.

Example: "He is not with us anymore" to refer to death.

  1. Emotive Language: Words that evoke emotional responses in readers.
  2. Onomatopoeia: Words that phonetically imitate sounds.

Example: "Boom, bang, skirr, pop."

  1. Rule of Three / Power of Three / Triplets: Three words or phrases in a row describing something.

Example: "The table is black, hard, and wide."

  1. Facts/Stats: Use of evidence to support claims.
  2. Plosive: Repetition of harsh sounds like 'P', 'D', 'B'.
  3. Zoomorphism: Giving animal features to a person.

Example: "John barked at me" instead of "John shouted at me."

  1. Opinion: NotelaboratedinthetextNot elaborated in the text
  2. Repetition: Repeated use of words for effect, considered both a language device and a structural element.
  3. Parts of Speech: The text briefly mentions nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs.

Highlight: This comprehensive list covers a wide range of literary devices, from basic figurative language to more complex rhetorical and structural techniques, providing students with a solid foundation for literary analysis and creative writing.

Vocabulary: Extended metaphor is a metaphor that is sustained throughout a piece of text, providing a more complex and detailed comparison than a simple metaphor.

Definition: Semantic field refers to a set of words related to a specific subject or theme, helping to create cohesion and reinforce key ideas in a text.

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