Similes - Compare 2 things using 'like' or 'as'., Metaphors - Compares 2 things by saying one thing is something else., Extended metaphor - A metaphor that continues over a few lines or paragraphs., Allusion - A reference to something well-known outside of the text., Kennings - Two-word phrase used in the place of a one-word noun., Metonymy - A figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept., Synecdoche - A figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa., Personification - When human attributes are given to plants and non-living things., Pathetic fallcy - When the weather mirrors human emotions., Monosyllabic - One-sounding words., Diction - Writers choice of words., Connotation - The thoughts/feelings about a word., Dynamic verb - A verb used primarily to indicate an action, process, or sensation as opposed to a state., Stative verb - A verb used primarily to describe a state of being (I am) or situation (I have)., Abstract noun - A noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object., Collective noun - A word or phrase that refers to a group of people or things as one entity., Concrete noun - A noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, or smell)., Evaluative adjective - Words that express a judgement on what they are describing., Definite article - An article that marks a definite noun phrase, such as 'the'., Indefinite article - An indefinite article is an article that refers to a noun without specifying it or refers to a noun to introduce it for the first time, such as 'a' and 'an'., Undertones - A particular but not obvious characteristic that a piece of writing or speech, an event, or a situation has., Anthropomorphism - The attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object., Zoomorphism - The representation of deity in the form or with the attributes of the lower animals., Motifs - A distinctive repeating feature or idea; often, it helps develop other narrative aspects such as theme or mood., Themes - A central topic, subject, or message within a narrative., Exclusive adverb - An adverb that is completely; without including anybody or anything else., Direct address - The writer speaks directly to the reader by using second person pronouns 'you' and inclusive pronouns, such as 'our' and 'us'., Onomatopoeia - The process of creating a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. , Symbolism - The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities., Irony - The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.,

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