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Alliteration |
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word. The parched pavement peeled in the hot summer sun.
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Assonance |
Assonance is the repetition of a vowel sound. It is different from rhyme as it does not need to be at the end of each line of poetry. The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains. |
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Onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. Little Janey bounced around on the pogo stick - boing, boing, boing |
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Emotive language |
Emotive language is language (in particular adjectives or adverbs) that relate to or refer to emotion. I am very happy that you decided to come. |
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Colloquial language |
Colloquial language is language that is informal. This can include words as well as phrases. You might use colloquial language when messaging your friends but not in a formal situation such as writing a letter to a business. I'm gonna go down to the beach. You wanna come? |
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Slang |
Slang includes informal (or casual) words that are made up and used by cultural groups. G'day, Mate - Australian slang for good morning |
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Jargon |
Jargon is particular words that are used and understood only by people who are experts or specifically involved in different groups. |
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Cliche |
A cliché can be a recognisable word, phrase or a concept that has been used so often that it has lost its impact. Out of the woods |
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Rhetorical questions |
Rhetorical questions, mostly used in speeches but occasionally in writing, are questions where the reader is not expected to answer. They are usually questions that make a responder think about a point, or a question that is so obvious that the composer has asked it to make a point. How am I supposed to live without you? |
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Hyperbole |
Extravagant exaggeration |
