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Language Features

TermDefinition
Alliteration the repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word: The sun sizzled softly in the afternoon.
Assonance the repetition of a vowel sound. It is different from rhyme as it does not need to be at the end of each line of poetry:How now brown cow.
Onomatopoeia a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. It is common with animal sounds but has expanded to include sounds made by other sources.There was a big thud when the brick hit the floor.
Emotive language language (in particular adjectives or adverbs) that relate to or refer to emotions:The bike was very tired and sad-looking.
Colloquial language language that is informal. You might use colloquial language when messaging your friends but not in a formal situation such as writing a letter to a business:I dunno where we're meeting up tomorrow.
Slang includes informal (or casual) words that are made up and used by cultural groups:G'day, Mate - Australian slang for good morning
Cliché can be a recognisable word, phrase or a concept that has been used so often that it has lost its impact easy as 1, 2, 3.
Rhetorical questions mostly used in speeches but occasionally in writing, are questions where the reader is not expected to answer. How am I supposed to live without you?
Personification Giving human qualities to something lifeless eg. The door squeaked.
Repetition Repeat a word/phrase/idea.
Hyperbole Deliberate exaggeration for effect. eg. Endless cry of death and pain.
Metaphor Something is said to be something else eg. You're a bear.
Smilies Show how something is similar eg Like/as. s white as snow', 'like a burning star'.
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