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1
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pejoratives

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negative words

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2
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polysyndeton

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repeat of and

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3
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caesura

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punctuation

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4
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enjambement

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run on sentences

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5
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hyperbole

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obvious exaggeration

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6
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euphemism

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hidden meaning

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7
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sibilance

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repeat of s

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8
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hyperbolic metaphor

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exaggerated metaphor

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9
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onomatopoeia

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makes sound it describes

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10
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ellipsis

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dot dot dot

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11
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alliteration

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repeat of letter

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12
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rhyme schemes

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rhyme pattern

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13
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oxymoron

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contradicting

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14
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anadiplosis

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repetition

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15
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declarative

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statement

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16
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axiomatic

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unquestionable/ self evident

17
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dental plosive alliteration

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repeat of T that stops breathing through nose

18
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dramatic monologue

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long emotive poem

19
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asyndetic listing

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random listing

20
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biblical plosive alliteration

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repeat of B that stops breathing through mouth

21
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fundamentalism

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traditional religious beliefs

22
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phonetically

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written how it sounds

23
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monotony

24
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fricative alliteration

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repeat of F

25
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modal verb

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could, should, may, must

26
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conjunction

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but, and, if

27
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personification

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humanising objects

28
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zoomorphism

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comparing human to animal

29
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pathetic fallacy

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weather reflects mood

30
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pathetic fallacy

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weather reflects mood

31
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Hedging

32
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Triad

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3 key points

33
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Semantic field

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group with theme

34
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Back channeling

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hmm, okay, oh, ahh (showing interest)

35
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Phatic talk

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signals politeness,establishes social relationships rather than valuable information e.g nice weather today, how are you

36
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Discourse Marker

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however, because, firstly, on the other hand, in conclusion

37
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Fillers

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oh, ahh, erm,

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