Exaggeration / Hyperbole - Something that is overemphasised for effect e.g. it must be about a million degrees in here., Idiom - A common expression that has a different meaning from the individual words on their own e.g. over the moon, best of both worlds., Exclamation - An emphasised phrase/point with a use of an exclamation mark e.g. Stop that!, Rule Of Three - Three consecutive words or phrases used for effect e.g. I came, I saw, I conquered (Veni, Vidi, Vici), Simile - When something is compared with something else by using ‘like a’ or ‘as a’ e.g. big as a house, jumped like a frog., Command / Order - A sentence type using an imperative verb e.g. Eat your vegetables., Colloquial expression - The use of informal words or phrases in writing or speech e.g. spot on, whinge, one-off.,

Glossary of Terms Part 2 - Level 1

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