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Provides factual evidence to support your argument
A parallel situation that helps people understand an idea
A comparison of two different things
Using two colours to catch attention
Repeating the consonant anywhere in a number of words
Dramatic exaggeration
Saying one thing but meaning another
A comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph or lines in a poem
It contains a subject and a verb, and it expresses a complete thought
An independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses.
It contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction
It is a command
True
False
A comparison between two objects using “like” or “as”
Repeating key words.
Dramatic exaggeration
When a composer transforms a non human object into a human by giving the object human qualities
When a composer transforms a non human object into a human by giving the object human qualities
Words which sound like their meanings.
Repeating key words.
A "play on words"
Words used deliberately to create an emotional impact or response
A stream of words, separated by commas
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase meaning one kind of idea is used in place of another to suggest a similarity.
Sets the tone for the reader's expectations and determines whether a work will be happy or sad.
Noun
Verb
Pronoun
Adjective
A word that stands in place of a noun
A word that describes a noun
A word that describes a pronoun
An action
The association or set of associations that a word usually brings to mind
A words explicit definition as listed in a dictionary
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase meaning one kind of idea is used in place of another to suggest a similarity.
Words which sound like their meanings.
Metaphor
Pun
Hyperbole
Simile
Noun
Adjective
Adverb
Verb
An action or state of being
A name for something
A subject
An object
Assonance
Alliteration
Allusion
Anecdote
Assonance
Alliteration
Allusion
Anecdote
Start and finish in a similar structure
A word or group of words is repeated throughout the writing to create impact.
Particular words that are used and understood only by people who are experts or specifically involved in different groups.
A recognisable word, phrase or a concept that has been used so often that it has lost its impact.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Pronoun
A word or group of words is repeated throughout the writing to create impact.
A stream of words, separated by commas. It is used to enhance the message and provide impact.
A recognisable word, phrase or a concept that has been used so often that it has lost its impact.
Particular words that are used and understood only by people who are experts or specifically involved in different groups.
Complex
Compound
Complex-compound
Simple
Because
Nor
While
Once
Before
Until
Although
When
Unless
But
Co-ordinating conjunction
Subordinating conjunction
Complex
Compound
Complex-compound
Simple
And
But
If
So
As
Yet
Or
Nor