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Simile

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A phrase to describe something with like or as.

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Metaphor

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Giving an object to a human feature.

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Caesura

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A break or a pause in a line.

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Enjambment

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When the line caries on without any punuation.

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Personification

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Giving a non living thing human characteristics

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Aliteration

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Where two or more words that has the same sound.

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Repition

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Getting repeated a few times.

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Onomatopoiea

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What it sounds like in words.

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Stanza

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One paragraph in a poem.

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Verb

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A doing word.e.g,run,jump,throw

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Adjective

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A word that describes a noun

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Hyperbole

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An exageration e.g im so hungry i can eat a horse.

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Assonance

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Similar sounds especially vowels.e.g Rise high in the bright sky .

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Superlative

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Highest quality.e.g It was the happiest day of my life.

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Juxtaposition

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Two things being seen a place close together.contrasting effect. E.g
Night and day.
Good and evil.
Justice and revenge.
War and peace.

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End focus

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The most important information put at the end of the sentence

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Noun

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A noun is a word that describes a person a place or thing

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Preposition

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Single words used before A noun, pronoun or noun phrase.e.g on,by,to,down,near,off ect…

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Plural noun

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A noun that refers to more than one person, place, or thing or idea e.g man-men, woman-women, foot-feet.

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Possessive pronoun

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Is used to express ownership or possession

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Modal verb

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Words that indicates permission,request,suggestions ect…

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What are Imperives

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Giving an order.e.g stand up,speak now

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What is a semantic feild

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Group of word that describe the same thing e.g isolated,abandoned

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What is Emotive language

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It means language that is used that makes the reader respond emotionally, perhaps sympathising with a character. E.g terrifying’ and ‘betrayed’,

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Sibilance

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Sibilance is a type of literary device and figure of speech wherein a hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds.