Written+language+features

=Glossary of written language features=


 * Alliteration **: The repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the start of the word. Example: “A **__b__**lack-**__b__**acked gull **__b__**ent like an iron **__b__**ar.”
 * Assonance **: deliberate repetition of the same vowel sound followed by a different consonant sound. Example: “He cl**__i__**mbed h**__i__**gh, singing w**__i__**ldly, clinging to the rock face, al**__i__**ve, at last.” (Note that while ‘singing’ and ‘clinging’ contain the letter ‘i’, it doesn’t share the same __sound__ as the other words in the sentence).
 * Cliché **: a dull, over-used expression. Example: “It’s raining cats and dogs.”
 * Colloquial language **: informal, conversational language.
 * Emotive language **: language that appeals to the emotions.
 * Hyperbole **: deliberate, extreme exaggeration.
 * Imagery **: using metaphors, similes, etc. to create “pictures”.
 * Imperative **: a phrase used to give a command or order.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Jargon **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: Specialised language specific to a certain group. Example: Hard drive, RAM, and hyperlink are examples of computer jargon.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Metaphor **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a comparison that says one thing is another. Example: “The sea is a hungry dog.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Minor sentence **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a short sentence, without a completed verb. Example: “Going to the party Saturday?”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Neologism **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: inventing a new word.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Onomatopoeia **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a word that imitates a sound. Example: “I could hear the cat **__meow__**ing as the door **__creak__**ed open.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Personal pronouns **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: words like “we” or “you” to involve the reader.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Personification **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: giving a non-human thing human characteristics. Example: “The vine was **__strangling__** the tree.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Pun **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: using a word or phrase that has two meanings.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Repetition **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: repeating words or phrases for emphasis or a specific effect. Example: “It was cold that night, very cold.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Rhetorical question **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a question that is designed to make a suggestion rather than demand an answer. The speaker is inviting the agreement of the audience. Example: “Do you hate homework?”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Simile **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a comparison that says one thing is like another, usually using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Example: “It was __as if__ the mud had dried into concrete overnight.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Simple sentence **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a short sentence with a verb that makes sense on its own. “The dog was dead.”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Slang **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: words or expressions used by a particular group, informal. Example: “Check out his car, it’s mean as! Sweet ride!” is an example of teenage slang.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">Slogan **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.3333px;">: a catchphrase to advertise a company or product.