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English
Term | Definition |
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Metaphor | A language technique where the poet compares two different things and, as a result, reveals their similarities |
Personification | A language technique where non- human things are given human characteristics |
Alliteration | Repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words |
Assonance | Repeating similar vowel sounds in a series of words or phrases |
Onomatopoeia | When a word sounds like what it describes |
Annotation | When a reader makes notes on a text by flagging or highlighting important details |
Quotation | A phrase or line taken directly from the text |
Inference | Finding exact clues in the text and using your own background knowledge to come up with an idea not stated obviously in the text |