Direct address refers to any construct in which a speaker is talking directly to an individual or group.
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Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
"the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
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Anecdote
a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
"he told anecdotes about his job"
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Personification
Personification is a type of metaphor that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects and animals, such as emotions and behaviours.
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Similie
A simile is a rhetorical device used to compare two things (typically using the words “like,” “as,” or “than”). Many common expressions are similes, including: “as quiet as a mouse,” “as strong as an ox,” and “as fit as a fiddle.”
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Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a non-literal comparison between two unlike things (typically by saying that something is something else). For example, the metaphor “you are a clown” is not literal but rather used to emphasize a specific, impl
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Rhetorical Question
A rhetorical question is not a question about the art of speaking effectively; it is a question that is asked for effect, rather than from a desire to know the answer. “Would it kill you to stop chewing your food with your mouth open?” is a rhetorical que
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Repetition
Repeating the same words or phrases in a literary work of poetry or prose can bring clarity to an idea and/or make it memorable for the reader. Without repetition: 'The soup was stirred until thickened. ' With repetition: 'The soup was stirred and stirred
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Emotive Language
Emotive language is the term used when certain word choices are made to evoke an emotional response in the reader.
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Exaggeration
a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
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Juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
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Alliteration
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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
"the alliteration of ‘sweet birds sang’"
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