alliteration - Repetition of consonant sounds - not necessarily using the same letter. Example: Phil fixed the funny photo of the family., onomatopoeia - Words that sound like the noise they describe. Examples: quack, bang, crash, honk, simile - Comparing one thing to another, usually with the word "like" or "as ___ as ___". Example: His hands felt as rough as sandpaper., metaphor - Describing one thing as though it actually is something else. Example: The living room was a furnace = it was very hot., personification - Describes a non-human, non-animal as though it's a person. Example: The trees loomed menacingly over him and whispered breezy threats., analogy - A comparison to help explain something, usually to help you imagine it. Example: The dinosaur's tail was as long as a bus., parallel construction - Starting at least three sentences in the same way on purpose, to make a point. Example: He lost his keys. He lost his wallet. He lost his phone. It was not his favourite day so far., verbal irony - Saying the opposite of what you mean (a bit like sarcasm). Example: The oven broke halfway through cooking our dinner, which was just great! , situational irony - Where the opposite thing happens to what the reader expects. Example: When I stepped aside to dodge a puddle, I slipped and fell into the pond., rhetorical question - A question that you're not expected to answer, but is expected to make you think. Often used in persuasion texts. Example: How many times have I told you to walk in the corridor?, idiom - A common phrase that you're not meant to take literally. Examples: I'm over the moon = I'm really happy about a situation; I'm throwing in the towel = I'm giving up, cliché - A common overused phrase (often an idiom or a metaphor) Avoid using them! Examples: Avoid it like the plague = it's really unappealing. He has a heart of gold = He's a very kind and caring person., proverb - A saying that gives advice. Example: Don't judge a book by its cover = Don't judge people or objects based on what they look like .  ,

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