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Language devices 1
Basic language devices
Term | Definition |
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Alliteration | Repetition of first letter sounds = Silly Sausage |
Onomatopoeia | words which imitate sound. = BANG |
Repetition | The purposeful re-use of words . = AGAIN AGAIN I SAY! |
Rhyme | words with matching end sounds. = Cat Mat |
Rhythm | The pace or beat of the poem = fast slow |
Imagery | Words that create an image/ picture |
Simile | A comparison: two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. |
Metaphor | A comparison: saying something is something else |
Personification | Giving human qualities to animals or things = the tree danced |
Symbolism | A word, phrase or image which stands for something. =Dove for peace |
Emotive language | Words and phrases that make you feel. |