Language Techniques Flashcards

to learn about the language techniques.

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what is a metaphor?

A

saying something is something when it isn’t.

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what is a simile?

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saying something is like or as something.

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what is personification?

A

saying something is doing something it can’t.

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what is sibilance?

A

repeated “s” sounds.

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what is alliteration?

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words close together starting with the same letter.

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