language device Flashcards
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what is alliteration?
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the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words e.g. cool cats
2
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what is a simile?
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A Figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing or a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid e.g blonde hair was bright as the sun
3
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what is a metaphor?
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comparing two things without using like or as. E.g. The stars were diamonds in the sky
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