Metaphor
Simile
First/Second/Third person
Facts and figures
Alliteration
Colloquialism
Noun
Onomatopoeia
Connective/conjunction
Rule of 3
Adverb
Lists
Verb
Tone
Adjective
Numbers, statistics, data, dates, amounts, ages and so on.
The overall feeling, attitude or mood of a text.
Doing word
Naming word
Word that describes a noun
Giving a number of examples, things or ideas.
A comparison that uses the words “like” or “as” e.g. he was like an eager puppy
Matching initial consonant sounds e.g. “Full fathom five thy father lies” (Shakespeare, The Tempest)
Word that joins - and, if, but, as etc
A comparison that doesn’t use the words “like” or “as”. Example: she was a tornado of energy
Word that describes a verb
Informal or regional language, sometimes using slang.
Repetition of three things or even the same thing repeated twice.
I, you or them
Words that sound like sounds: bang! splosh! whoosh! trickle
Imagery
Assonance
Personification
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.
Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
Words that imitate the sound they represent.
Using descriptive language to create a vivid mental picture.
Comparing two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
