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comparing two things with like
simile
think of a large area of grass
A group of words that are linked by meaning
semantic field
comparing two things without like, speaking of one thing in the language of another
metaphor
describing a non-human thing as if it was a human
personification
it’s in the verb
something (like a word, or sentence) that is explaining something else
explanatory
it’s in the mark
a type of sentence using an exclamation mark, often conveying strong emotion
exclamatory sentence
‘I know …. you, Man and Wife’
a type of sentence stating facts
declarative sentence
think of what detectives do to suspects of crime
a type of sentence that asks a question
interrogatory sentence
features a word meaning ‘absolutely essential, paramount, important’
a type of sentence which features a command (an order)
imperative sentence
the repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect
anaphora
A resemblance in sound between two words, or an initial rhyme, or shared consonants
consonance
A stop or pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause
caesura
A line of poetry ending at a grammatical boundary or break—such as a dash or closing bracket—or with punctuation, opposite of enjambment
end-stopped
The running-over of a sentence or phrase from one poetic line to the next, without terminal punctuation, the opposite of end-stopped
enjambment