Language devices Flashcards

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Similie

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Am I direct comparison using like or as

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Onomatopoeia

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A word which imitates the sound of the word - plop

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Alliteration

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Reputation of the same letter sounds close together

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Personification

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Describing inanimate objects with human characteristics

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive language on a specific theme

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison where you describe something as if it was something else

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Senses

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Taste, sight, sound, smell, touch

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Rhetorical question

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A question that answers itself

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Rhetorical question

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A question that answers itself

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