Lang features 0.0 / 5 ? EnglishLang featuresGCSEAll boards Created by: George G HealCreated on: 22-01-14 13:32 ALLITERATION repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same line. The rabbit ran through roses. 1 of 11 OXYMORON : a combination of two words that appear to contradict each other. A wise fool. 2 of 11 ASSONANCE repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same lines. I should have, I could have helped him. 3 of 11 CONTRAST closely arranged things with strikingly different characteristics. The rich and poor lived side by side. 4 of 11 SYMBOL an ordinary object, event, animal, or person to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance. I gave him my heart. 5 of 11 METAPHOR: a direct comparison between two unlike things, stating that one is the other or does the action of the other. My sister is an angel. 6 of 11 REPETITION: the purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. I really, really like your dress. 7 of 11 ONOMATOPOEIA : words that sound like what they describe. The car crashed into the wall. 8 of 11 SIMILE: a direct comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as.” He ran as fast as the wind. 9 of 11 PERSONIFICATION attributing human characteristics to an inanimate object, animal, or abstract idea. The tree waved its branches in the wind. 10 of 11 HYPERBOLE: an outrageous exaggeration used for effect. My hand hurt so much I though it was going to fall off. 11 of 11
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