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Alliteration | The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the beginning of words e.g. "Fetched fresh". |
Assonance | The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or phrase, as in "I rose and told him of my woe". |
Onomatopoeia | The use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. |
Repetition | An instance of using a word, phrase, or clause more than once in a short passage to emphasise it. |
Hyperbole | A deliberate exaggeration used for effect. |
Symbolism | Something that represents or signifies something else. |
Simile | A comparison between unlike things using 'like', 'as' or as 'though'. |
Metaphor | A comparison between unlike things without using 'like', 'as' or 'as though'. |
Personification | Giving human characteristics to non-human objects. |
Descriptive Language | Where any metaphors, similes, personification, onomatopoeia etc. is in the text. |
Juxtaposition | A combination of ideas or images, most often contrasting. |
Antethesis | Contrasting or combining two terms, phrases, or clauses with opposed meaning. |
Tone | The author's attitude to the stories subject as the reader interprets it. |
Irony | When something differs or is the complete opposite of what is expected in the circumstance. |
Plot | The general scheme or progression of a piece. |
Connotation | These words, things, or ideas inspired by a word. |
Denotation | The literal meaning. |
Oxymoron | Where conflicting words are joined to create a new word or idea. |
Jargon | Terminology relevant to a particular profession or group of people. |
Euphemism | When an unpleasant word or image is depicted using another word. |
Allusion | The reference, in one work of literature, to a person or event in another. |
Colloquialisms | Generally accepted spoken language. Expressions which are shorthand ways of expressing a situation. |
Idiom | Where a term is used to express an idea different from the literal meaning of the term. |
Cliché | An expression that has been used so much it lacks its original sparkle. |
Pun | Play on words which adds a light-hearted tone to writing. |
Rhetorical Question | A question that does not require an answer because it is obvious. |
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