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Alliteration |
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series "Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" |
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Onomatopeia |
This is a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. "The sheep went, "baa" as the farmer sheared its wool" |
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Similie |
Something that is similar, it is 'like' or 'as' something else "He's as strong as a bull." |
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Metaphor |
This is when something is said to be something else "Juliet is the sun." |
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Slang |
This includes informal (or casual) words that are made up and used by cultural groups "In Australia they say g'day mate for good moring and barbie for barbeque" |
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Rhetorical question |
These are questions where you are not expected to answer. "Can a fish swim?." |
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Personification |
when something non-human or even something that is not alive is described as doing something only humans can do "I could hear the bed calling my name" |
