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Personification

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Compares…..(to a human characteristic)

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Sensory imagery

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…recreates……sense

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Metaphor

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Makes direct comparison…..( To gained,shared qualities)

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Similes

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Makes indirect comparison…( To similar qualities)

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Adjectives

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.qualifies… (A noun)

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Adverbs

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…modifies…( A verb)..

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Powerful verbs

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… describe how….(action or being)…

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Emotive language

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…evokes a feeling of….( Name the emotion)

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Hyperbole

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.. exaggerates..

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Litotes

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….understates…..

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Alliteration

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… emphasis es….

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Juxtaposition

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..contrast…

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Anaphora

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.. stresses..

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Hypophora

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Engages readers

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