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THE MOIST PEARS
Tone
Hyperbole
Emotive words
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Imagery
Simile
Theme
Personification
Enjambment
Alliteration
Rhyme - Rhyme scheme
Structure
SHAMPO
Similes
Hyperboles
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
tone
emotion the author feels as they write- language used
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration, makes a strong point
Emotive words
words that create strong emotion in reader
Metaphor
comparing unlike objects
Onomatopoeia
words like sound
Simile
comparing using “like” or “as”
Imagery
visually descriptive words
Theme
central idea of poem
Enjambment
when sentence runs into next line with no punctuation or pause
Rhyme
2 or more words with the same sound at the end
Rhyme scheme
pattern of rhymes in a poem
Structure
how poem is organised
Irony
opposite of expected
Oxymoron
2 contradicting words next to each other to create a new meaning
juxtaposition
2 contradicting ideas to highlight differences
Sibilance
repetition of sounds that have a hissing or hushing quality