To give something that isn't human, human characteristics., Pronouns, Verbs, Determiners, Personification, Repetition of the s sound., Sarcasm, Synthesis, Sibilance, Pronouns, To compare something saying that it is something else., Metaphor , Alliteration , Quotation, Irony, To compare something using the phrase like or as., Analogy, Similie, Concrete nouns, Prepositions, The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together., Hyperbole, Concrete nouns, Adverbs, Alliteration , When the writer uses three different means to describe something., Hyperbole, Determiners, The rule of three/triplet, Onomatopoeia, When a question is asked for effect rather than for an answer., Quotation, Abstract nouns, Rhetorical question, Metaphor , intentional exaggeration. , Parenthesis, Adverbs, Hyperbole, Rhetorical question, describe the noun (the RED house, his UNDYING love), Bias, Prepositions, Synthesis, Adjectives, describe the verb, telling us how something is being done ( she spoke SOFTLY, he writes CAREFULLY), Diction and register, Similie, Adverbs, Metaphor , the writer's choice of vocabulary, Diction, Concrete nouns, Adjectives, Hyperbole, Joining words or phrases (but, because, and , so), Summary, Conjunctions, Diction and register, Alliteration , a word or phrase taken directly from the text., Onomatopoeia, Verbs, Quotation, Antithesis, a shortened version of something keeping the main parts but leaving out unnecessary detail., Summary, Concrete nouns, Alliteration , Proper Nouns, words that sound like the noises they describe (thud, squish, smash, crackle, hiss), Analogy, Onomatopoeia, Concrete nouns, Alliteration , when the literal meaning of a piece of writing is the exact opposite of its intended meaning. (It was pouring with rain - perfect weather for a BBQ), Personification, Summary, Irony, Verbs, is language that has a mocking or scornful tone. Often intended to insult someone., Determiners, Sarcasm, Irony, Analogy, when a text doesn't give a balanced view, Abstract nouns, Personification, Bias, Diction and register.

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