11 English

1. 11 English Imaginative writing

2. Simile • Asks us to picture one ting as being similar to another and uses the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’ to create the comparison in our minds. • As cool as a cucumber • As slippery as an eel • Like a house on fire

3. Metaphor • The metaphor asks us to take one more step further than the simile. • Instead of asking us to picture one thing as being like another, we are asked to picture one thing as being another. • The sun is like a golden coin (simile) • The sun is a golden coin (metaphor)

4. Symbolisation • In our lives we are continually encountering symbols. The symbol for a large yellow ‘M’ for instance, stands for McDonalds Fast Food. • So basically symbolism is where the use of one specific concrete object stands for one or more abstract ideas.

5. Parody • A parody is an imitation that pokes fun of an original concept. Usually the original is serious and maybe even pretentious. • The parody usually copies structure, metre and much of the language, but replaces the original subject with something much more trivial.

6. Hyperbole • Is a figure of speech that uses deliberate exaggeration in order to emphasise something. • The purpose of hyperbole is to emphasise in order to make more dramatic or vivid. • It is not intended to flagrantly deceive.

7. Alliteration • This is the repetition of consonants, especially at the beginning of words. • It can be used to create rhythm or musical effects. • But it is especially useful to focus the reader’s or viewer’s attention on certain qualities or attributes.

8. Personification • Personification is a particular form of metaphor in which an object or an idea is spoken of as though it has human characteristics. • Fire raced with giant strides through the dry grass. • (Fire, which has no legs, strides like a human)