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Simile
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A comparison where one thing is compared to another, using the words 'like' or, 'as'. Example: The silk was smooth like cool, blue water. |
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Metaphor
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A comparison where one thing is said to actually be another. Example: The rain was an angry torrent of daggers. |
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Personification
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When you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't a human or, in some cases, to something that isn't alive. Example: The trees shrieked as the wind ripped through them. |
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Alliteration
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The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words to create an effect. Example: Big, brown boots. |
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Onomatopoeia
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A word that imitates a sound. Example: Pop, Bang, Boom. |
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Pattern of three
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Listing three things to create a specific effect. Example: Stop, look and listen. |
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Language for emotive effect
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Words and phrases deliberately used to provoke a specific emotional reaction. Example: The small boy hobbled forwards on a stick. "Please just a scrap?" He held out a small wooden bowl to the feasting couple. The man pushed him away with his foot as the woman watched on in disgust as the boy ran off crying. |
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Rhetorical question
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A question that is asked for effect rather than for an answer. Example: How dare you? Who do you think you are? |
