Language Techniques

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Alliteration
The process in which words started with the same sounds.
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Assonance
Repetition of the vowel sound in a sentence.
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Colloquial Language
Use of informal language or common expressions.
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Dialect
The version of the language spoken by people of a particular region.
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Dialogue
Dialogue represents a conversation between 2 or more people.
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Hyperbole
To over-exaggerate a point in a sentence
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Imagery
The method of writing a sentence in a way that helps the reader to imagine the situation
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Irony
Words and ideas used humorously and sarcastically to state something opposite
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Monologue
Monologues are performed by actors and celebrities to bring their thoughts in front of a crowd.
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Onomatopoeia
This feature is used to imply a sound in a situation.
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Pathos
When you try to convey a sad or sorrowful message.
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Personification
When a human quality is shifted to a thing. It is personification.
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Simile
To establish the similarity between two things.
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Tone
Generating a mood of the text, such as sadness, happiness, joyful, etc.
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Adjective
The quality of a noun
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Apostrophe
Punctuation to indicate possession.
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Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
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Card 2

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Assonance

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Repetition of the vowel sound in a sentence.

Card 3

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Colloquial Language

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Card 4

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Dialect

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Card 5

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Dialogue

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