Literary Techniques

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Alliteration
Two or more words starting with the same sound.
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metaphor
Comparing two things by saying one thing is something else.
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simile
Comparing two things using the words "like
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personification
Giving human qualities to something inhuman. eg The wind whistled.
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onomatopoeia
When words sound like the word they are describing. eg bang, crash, rustle
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Card 2

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Comparing two things by saying one thing is something else.

Back

metaphor

Card 3

Front

Comparing two things using the words "like

Back

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Card 4

Front

Giving human qualities to something inhuman. eg The wind whistled.

Back

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Card 5

Front

When words sound like the word they are describing. eg bang, crash, rustle

Back

Preview of the back of card 5

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