simile, a method of comparison, often using 'like' or 'as', making the description more vivid, metaphor, a comparative description which is not literal, giving the description more impact, sibilance , a combination of 's' sounds, often used to create an auditory impression of a setting , alliteration, repeating the same letter at the start of several successive words, hyperbole, extreme exaggeration, emphasising the magnitude of something, adjective, a describing word, helping the reader visualise accurately, rule of three, three adjectives together, creating a more memorable description, assonance , repetition of vowel sounds, often slowing down the description, sensory language , words that create a connection to the five senses, putting the reader into the scene .
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