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| Questão | Responda |
| Word Choice | Quote concisely and explain connotations. |
| Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as". |
| Metaphor | When something is described as if it IS something else. |
| Personification | Ascribing human qualities to something non-living. |
| Alliteration | A series of words beginning with the same consonant sound. |
| Onomatopoeia | Words which imitate sounds. |
| Pun | A play on words which have similar sounds but different meanings - usually for humorous purposes. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration. Often to be humorous or to emphasise something. |
| Euphemism | Using "pleasant", "less offensive" language to convey unpleasant truth. |
| Oxymoron | Contrasting words placed side-by-side. E.G. "deafening silence". |
| Repetition | When a word or phrase is repeated as to emphasise it. |
| List | A series of items or ideas placed one after another, usually to build up detail about something. |
| Inversion | Unusual word order in a sentence - e.g. "Hellish it was." |
| Colon | ':' Often used to introduce a list, explanation or example. |
| Semi-colon | ';' Often used to separate longer items in a list or to create a balance sentence. |
| Inverted Commas | “...” Often used to create an ironic tone or indicate words that the writer him or herself would not use. |
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