Figure of speech that gives meaning through a comparison which is not literal: The Headmaster is a dragon.
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Alliteration
Using a succession of words that begin with the same letter: Timid Trevor tried to navigate.
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Threes / List
A group of nouns, adjectives or verbs: Bold, courageous, gallant King.
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Emotive Language
Stirs emotion in the reader through specific choices in vocabulary: The grieving, pot-bellied orphans were destitute.
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Personification
Giving an object human characteristics: The trees danced gracefully in the tender sunshine.
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Repetition
Reoccurring words or phrases: He was a very, very, naughty child.
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Opinion
Offering your ideas and thoughts on a matter: Homework is a waste of time.
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Onomatopeia
Words that imitate the sound when spoken: ping, crashed, slurring.
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Facts / Figures
Numerical values that offer logical information: Two men walked down the street, 72% of the population…
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Rhetorical Question
Evoking a reasoning response from the reader by asking a question that doesn’t require an answer: Who knows?
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Exaggeration
Magnification or understatement about a matter: His leg was broken into thousands of pieces.
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Allusion
Figure of speech that makes reference to a place, event, literary work, myth, art, etc. but it must be recognised by the intended audience: She is my Juliet.
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Direct Address
Talking directly to the audience: You should buy this perfume!
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Alliteration
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Using a succession of words that begin with the same letter: Timid Trevor tried to navigate.
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