Language techniques

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7 English Flashcards on Language techniques, created by hjames.452800 on 09/11/2013.
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Metaphor Saying one thing is another
Simile Comparing two things using like or as
Personification Making something that is not alive sound like it is alive
Onomatopoeia the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
Assonance Repeating a sound
Alliteration Repeating the first sound of a word to emphasise a point
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