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repetition of the same consonant sound
Alliteration
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repetition of similar vowel sounds
Assonance
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a situation in a play, the irony of which is clear to the audience but not to the characters
Dramatic Irony
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opening of the play which introduces characters and sets the scene
Exposition
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use of words to create a picture or image in the reader’s mind
Imagery
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figure of speech in which a person or thing is describes as being the thing it resembles
Metaphor
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the attribution of human qualities or feelings to inanimate objects
Personification
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figure of speech in which a person or thing is describes as being like another
Simile
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Card 2

Front

repetition of similar vowel sounds

Back

Assonance

Card 3

Front

a situation in a play, the irony of which is clear to the audience but not to the characters

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

opening of the play which introduces characters and sets the scene

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

use of words to create a picture or image in the reader’s mind

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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