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Flashcards by Kim Mckinlay, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Kim Mckinlay
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Consonance | Where consonants repeat in the middle or end of words. E.g. maMMals naMed saM are claMMy. |
| Onomatopeia | When a word's pronunciation imitates its sound. E.g. Oink, Snort, Tap, Scratch, Swish |
| Repetition | Repeating a word or words for effect. E.g. repeating a main ideas or the question in an essay. |
| Rhyme | The last syllable/s of words sound the same when spoken. |
| Imagery | Language that appeals to the senses . Descriptions of people or objects stated in terms of our senses. E.g. The cake smelt like heaven. |
| Idioms | A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. E.g. over the moon, see the light. |
| Metaphor | A way of describing something by comparing it to something else. Implied comparison between 2 unlike things. (is, was) E.g. The road was ribbon, wrapped through the desert. The sun was a golden orb. |
| Personification | To give human characteristics to something that is not human (ie. animals, objects, or ideas). E.g. The icy fingers of the wind caught me in their grasp. |
| Alliteration | The repetition of the first consonant sound at the beginning of words. E.g. Tongue twisters. |
| Assonance | The repetition of internal vowel sounds. Doesn't have to rhyme!! E.g. Red leather, yellow leather. |
| Simile | A direct comparison between two unlike things using like or as. This is used to describe the thing. E.g. The flooded river was like a raging beast. |
| Hyperbole | An exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead a reader, but to emphasize a point. E.g. You have hundreds of options. |
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