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alliteration

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this is the repetition of letter sound at the start of a word

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onomatopoeia

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this is a word that suggests the source of the sound that is described

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simile

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something that is similar. it is “like” or “as” something else

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metaphore

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this is when something is said to be something else

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personification

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when something is non-human or even something that is not alive id doing something only humans can do.

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