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What is a metaphor?
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A figure of speech in which you compare something to another, and you say it is that thing. e.g. Love is blind
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What is personification?
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Imagery used in which you give an inanimate object ( something not alive) a human quality or emotion. E.G.
'The sun smiled down on me.' |
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What is alliteration?
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This is when the same letter is repeated in a poem, story,or phrase to create a sound effect.
E.G. Silently, the snake slithered through the scorched grass. |
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What is repetition?
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This is used in writing to emphasise a point.
E.G. Round the ragged rocks the ragged rascals ran. |
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What is onomatopoeia?
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This is a word used in poetry or prose to create a sound which also describes the word.
E.G. Hiss, Whisper, Snap |
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What is assonance?
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This is when a sentence or line in poetry contains a repetition of the vowel sounds within the line.
E.G. Rolling slowly over |