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Alliteration

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2 words starting with the same letter (Harry hurried)

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Similie

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Comparison with like or as (the sun was as bright as …)

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Oxymoron

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2 opposites (up and down )

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Semantic fiels

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words belonging to the same vategory (roses , lilis , sunflowers)

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onomatopoeya

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sounds (Ah! , oh!…)

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Hyperbole

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Over exagerating (me feet are hillink me) (im so hungry I could eat a horse)

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Personafication

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humanizing objects (Flowers dances to the wind)

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imagery

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wanting to paint a vivd scenery : Auditory , olfactory , tactile

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