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