The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.
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Attributing a human quality to a thing or idea: the moon calls me to her darkened world.
Personification
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A question asked just for effect or to lay emphasis on some point discussed when no real answer is expected.
Rhetorical question
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The writer's tone or voice or atmosphere or feeling that pervades the text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger.
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A phrase which establishes similarity between two things to emphasise the point being made. This usually involves the words 'like' or 'as'
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The same vowel sound is repeated but the consonants are different; he passed her a sharp, dark glance, shot a cool, foolish look across the room.
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Exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally; we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast.
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The underlying message or 'big idea.' In other words, what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem?
Theme
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A word that sounds like the noise it is describing: 'splash', 'bang', 'pop', 'hiss'.
Onomatopoeia
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Where two words normally not associated are brought together: 'cold heat' 'bitter sweet'.
Oxymoron
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A repetitive beat or metre within a poem.
Rhythm
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A word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or 'actual', resemblance; he flew into the room.