Emotive language - The suffering children deserved a miracle to escape the cruel reality of war., Listing - The party supplies included balloons, streamers, cake, ice cream, presents, and music., Alliteration - The giant, gloomy gargoyle grimaced., Metaphor - The footballer was a lion on the field., Simile - The silence in the waiting room was like a heavy, unstitched curtain., Personification - The wind whispered secrets through the trees., Tone (serious) - (In a news report) "The jury delivered the verdict with a solemn air.", Rhetorical question - Can we truly afford to ignore this crisis?, Irony - The fire station burned down., Repetition - We must fight. We must fight for our rights. We must fight for our future., Onomatopoeia - The door slammed shut with a loud CRASH!, Colloquialism - "She'll be right, mate.", Minor sentence - Absolutely not., Imperative language - Stop what you're doing and listen carefully., Sibilance - The sea snake slid silently across the sand.,
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