Two or more words which start with the same letter in a sentence.
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Assonance
The same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different; he passed her a sharp, dark glance, shot a cool, foolish look across the room.
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Colloquial
Language that is used in speech with an informal meaning; 'chill', 'out of this world', 'take a rain check'.
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Dialect
The version of language spoken by particular people in a particular area, such as Scots.
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Dialogue
Conversation between two people, sometimes an imagined conversation between and narrator and the reader. It is important in drama and can show conflict through a series of statements and challenges. In the conversational style of a poem.
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Dissonance
A discordant combinations of sounds; the clash, spew and slow pang of grinding waves against the quay.
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Enjambment
A technique used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse to maintain a sense of continuation from one line or stanza to another.
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Hyperbole
Exaggerating something for the literary purposes which is not meant to be taken seriously.
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Imagery
similes, metaphors and personification; they all compare something 'real' with something 'imagined'.
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Assonance
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The same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different; he passed her a sharp, dark glance, shot a cool, foolish look across the room.
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