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TermDefinitionExample
Alliteration This is when words that start with the same sound are close together. She sang serenely and serenaded those around her.
Colours We associate different ones with different things/emotions. Jack was red with anger.
Onomatopoeia Words that imitate the sound they are naming. The bomb went boom.
Adjectives A describing word. The rocks were jagged.
Simile A literary device that uses the words “like” or “as” to compare two ideas. Drives like a dream.
Senses Sight, sound, taste, smell and touch. The ground was cold to the touch.
Rule of Three Using three adjectives, or phrases in a row. The lion was fierce, hungry and ready to pounce.
Metaphor Stating that one thing is something else. It is a comparison, but it does NOT use like or as to make the comparison. The tree was an old friend.
Adverb An adverb tells you how the verb is doing something. The mouse retreated sheepishly.
Pathetic Fallacy When you use the weather to reflect what is happening in the scene. As the sun shone outside, Jack smiled.
Personification When something is given human characteristics. The tree waved in the breeze.
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