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What is an alliteration?

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the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words

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What is an allusion?

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reference to a well-known person, place, event, saying

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What is an anaphora?

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repetition at the beginning of successive clauses

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What is an antithesis?

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the contrast of opposites for effect

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What is a bathos?

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an anti-climax or comically deflating change of tone

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What is a contrast?

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the presentation of strikingly different images or ideas

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What is emotive language?

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powerful words or phrases to provoke a response

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What is figurative language?

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metaphor, simile, personification - the opposite of literal

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What is a hyperbole?

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exaggeration for effect

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What is imagery?

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visually descriptive language - often figurative

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What is irony?

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saying one thing but meaning the opposite

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What is juxtaposition?

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the deliberate placing together of words or ideas

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What is a metaphor?

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an imaginative comparison made for effect

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What does monosyllabic mean?

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made up of words of one syllable

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What is onomatopoeia?

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when words sound like what they describe

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What is a oxymoron?

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a phrase made from two opposing words

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What is personification?

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when an object or idea is described as if it were a person with emotions

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What does polysyllabic mean?

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comprising words of multiple syllables

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What is a refrain?

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an often repeated word or phrase

20
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What does repetition mean?

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repeating words or phrases for deliberate effect

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What is a rhetorical question?

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a question asked for effect

22
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What is a semantic field?

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a group of words with similar associations

23
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What is sibilance?

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the alliteration of ‘s’ or ‘sh’ sounds

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What is a simile?

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an imaginative comparison made with ‘like’ or ‘as’

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What is symbolism?

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when an object, animal, etc. represents something else

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What does tone mean?

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the emotional mood of a piece of writing

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What is a tricolon?

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three powerful repetitions

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