Alliteration - Repeated consonant sounds occurring at the beginning of words or within words in order to create mood or tone in one’s writing., Allusion - A reference to a famous person, place, event, or work of literature. It is something that is in most cases widely known by all people, Simile - A figure of speech which involves a direct comparison between two unlike things that have something in common, (These are usually identified through with the words “like” or “as”.), Metaphor - A figure of speech which involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things. The comparison is NOT announced by like or as., Personification - A figure of speech which gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea., Onomatopoeia - The use of words that mimics (copies) the exact sounds., Hyperbole - An over exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. It is not used to mislead the reader, but to emphasise a point., Idiom - Words or phrases that don’t make sense in context but are everyday sayings that people understand anyway., Flashback - An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time., Foreshadowing - When an author provides clues or hints that suggest future events., Symbol - A person, place, object or an action that stands for something beyond itself like a theme., Repetition - The use of any element of language—a sound, word, phrase — more than once to stress a certain idea.,

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