Alliteration, Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase., Emotive language, Words that stir the readers' emotions., Humour, Used to lighten the overall tone., Imagery, Vivid pictures created by words. Reader visualises character/setting clearly., Imperative Voice, Forceful use of the verb at the start of sentence or phrase., Juxtaposition, shows contrast., Metaphor, objects being compared WITHOUT like or as, Onomatopoeia, A word that echoes the sound it represents. Reader hears what is happening., Personification, Human characteristic given to a non-human object. Inanimate objects take on a life., Repetition, Of words or phrases for emphasis or persuasion., Simile, Comparison of 2 objects using 'like' or 'as'., Symbolism, When an object represents one or more (often complex) ideas., Anaphora, the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses, Listing, A sentence with multiple phrases that create a list., Hyperbole, exaggeration; overstatement, rhetorical question, A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected., extended metaphor, A metaphor used at length and more than once in the same text..

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