English terms to be familiar with

By Sparz, 3rd Nov 2010 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/scjb2vk./
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Some various types of writing used in our daily English language. Really helps where you need to analyse text.

Alliteration
Ambiguity
Antithesis
Cliche
Colloquial Language
Figures of Speech
Jargon
Metaphor
Onomatopoeic
Personification
Simile
Slang

Alliteration

Repetition of first letters or sounds in between words.

Examples-

"Sweet smell of success"
"Lady lounges lazily"
"Heaven of Heroes"

Ambiguity

Condition where information can be understood in more than one way.

Examples-

I can't tell you how much I enjoyed meeting your husband.
We saw her duck.
Roy Rogers: More hay, Trigger?

Pentagon Plans Swell Deficit

I can't recommend this book too highly.

Antithesis

Contrasting two ideas which are usually opposites of each other.

Examples-

"He was good, but I am better"
"To err is human, to forgive, divine"

Cliche

Overused expression which has lost its original meaning.

Examples-

"She swept past his"
"He threw himself at her feet"
"Tossing his head in the air"

Colloquial Language

It is informal language that is not rude.

Examples-

"That totally grossed me out"
"That really disgusted me"
"This food is the real deal"

Figures of Speech

Use of words in a distinctive way. It diverges from its normal meaning.

Examples-

"Its raining cats and dogs"
"Break a leg"
"Butterflies in your stomach"

Jargon

Language used by people of a particular place or common interest like doctor or IT specialist. There may be specialised terms they may use.

Examples-

"LOL = Laugh Out Loud"
"saying 'scoop' instead of 'pickup' "
"BTW = By The Way"

Metaphor

Figure of speech that constructs analogy between two things. Used for understanding one thing in terms of another.

Examples-

"Her eyes glistened like jewels"
"The street was a furnace"
"Your words added fuel to the fire"

Onomatopoeic

Words which when pronounced imitate the sound they describe.

Examples-

"Boom"
"Click"
"Purr"
"Bark"
"Buzz"

Personification

A metaphor in which a thing is represented as a person.

Examples-

"Death came knocking at his door"
"Mother nature"
"Father time"

Simile

A figure of speech which compares two different words by employing words such as 'than' , 'as' or 'like'.

Examples-

"As happy as a lark"
"He fights like a lion"
"As white as snow"

Slang

Use of informal words and expressions.

Examples-

"Airhead (stupid person)"
"Ace (excellent)"
"Glitch (flaw)"

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