emotive language (definition) - Language which produces strong emotions, emotive language example - The people are desperate! I was disgusted!, simile (definition) - Comparing one thing to another by using 'as' or 'like', simile examples - As cold as ice / She looked like a princess, metaphor (definition) - Imagery describing something as if it was actually something else, metaphor example - My head is exploding / You are a pig, personification example - The sun smiled / The moonlight danced., personification (definition) - Gives an inanimate object human characteristics, onomatopoeia (definition) - A word which creates the sound it describes, onomatopoeia examples - bang / boom / miaow /crash / wham, alliteration (definition) - Two or more words in close proximity, beginning with the same sound, alliteration example - Boldly, the battalion braved the battle, sibilance example - Snow fell, soft and silent., sibilance (definition) - A form of alliteration when the sound produces a soft rush of air, enjambment (definition) - The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line in poetry., assonance (definition) - The repetition of similar vowel sounds in words that are in close proximity to one another, assonance example - Goodnight, sleep tight. Don’t let the bedbugs bite, consonance (definition) - Repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text, consonance example - It's a matter of time, pathetic fallacy (definition) - A form of personification where mood is mirrored through nature or inanimate objects, pathetic fallacy (example) - A murder mystery begins with a description of driving rain and dark clouds., oxymoron (definition) - The pairing of two words that are opposite or contradictory, oxymoron examples - deafening silence / friendly fire / quiet roar, caesura (definition) - A deliberate pause in a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation., caesura (examples) - To be, or not to be — that is the question..., enjambment (example) - The sun hovered // beyond the horizon., hyperbole (definition) - An over exaggeration for effect., hyperbole (example) - I was starving; I could eat a horse.,

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