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imperative verb |
a verb form that makes a command (including orders, requests, advice, instructions and warnings) |
command |
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modal verb |
verbs that indicate likelihood, permission or obligation (will, may, can, could, might) |
probability |
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onomatopoeia |
the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds (boom, crackle, pop, snap) |
snap crackle and pop |
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alliteration |
2 or more words beginning with the same letter |
howling hag |
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assonance |
the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other in a sentence or phrase chips and dips (repetition of i sound) surf and truth (repetition of u vowel |
chips and dips |
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sibilance |
a hissing sound that's created as a result of the letter "s" or other letter combinations “Sarah's silly sister swallowed her sweet.” |
silly snake |
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plosive |
a type of consonant produced by forming a complete obstruction to the air flow of the mouth pat, bag, kid, |
‘puh’ ‘buh’ sound |
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rhetorical question |
a question asked without expecting an answer but for the sake of emphasis or effect “do you care about our planet?” |
“is rain wet?” “are you kidding me?” |
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juxtaposition |
placing two or more things side by side to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect example - night and day justice and revenge |
two or more ideas that are… |
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hyperbole |
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally example i’m so hungry i could eat a horse |
“that plane ride took forever” |
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oxymoron |
a combination of contradictory or incongruous words example cruel kindness |
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semantic field |
a collection of words which are related to one another be it through their similar meanings example if the writer is writing a poem or a novel about ships they will use words such as ocean, waves, sea, tide, blue, storm, wind, sails |
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simile |
a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as |
like or as |
