An exaggeration or overstatement e.g. He was so tall that his head touched the clouds.

A comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as e.g. The boy’s stomach was a bottomless pit.

Language that evokes one of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching. E.g. The sun was so bright that it blinded me.

A comparison between two unlike things using the terms like or as e.g. The old man walked as slow as a snail.

An object or idea that has its own meaning and also represents something else e.g. an olive branch represents peace

A question that the audience answers for itself. Used to emphasize a point and to involve the reader or listener more actively.

A description of something by telling what it is not e.g. A Catholic is a Christian who is not a Protestant.

Words used deliberately to create an emotional impact or response.

The repetition of similar grammatical forms to create emphasis or rhythm.

A verb form that is almost always preceded by a to. In a sentence, it can act as a noun, an adjective, or a verb. e.g. Anne Marie likes to paint.

A verb form that acts as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. The present form always has an -ing ending. The past form usually ends in d or ed. e.g. Superman, famed for his X-ray vision, can see through buildings.

Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Prepositions include about, at, for, into, of, since, with, along, etc. e.g. by the sailor, of the night

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Question	Answer
hyberbole	An exaggeration or overstatement e.g. He was so tall that his head touched the clouds.
metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as e.g. The boy’s stomach was a bottomless pit.
imagery	Language that evokes one of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching. E.g. The sun was so bright that it blinded me.
simile	A comparison between two unlike things using the terms like or as e.g. The old man walked as slow as a snail.
symbolism	An object or idea that has its own meaning and also represents something else e.g. an olive branch represents peace
rhetorical question	A question that the audience answers for itself. Used to emphasize a point and to involve the reader or listener more actively.
negative definition	A description of something by telling what it is not e.g. A Catholic is a Christian who is not a Protestant.
emotive language	Words used deliberately to create an emotional impact or response.
parallel structure	The repetition of similar grammatical forms to create emphasis or rhythm.
infinitive	A verb form that is almost always preceded by a to. In a sentence, it can act as a noun, an adjective, or a verb. e.g. Anne Marie likes to paint.
participle phrase	A verb form that acts as an adjective, modifying a noun or pronoun. The present form always has an -ing ending. The past form usually ends in d or ed. e.g. Superman, famed for his X-ray vision, can see through buildings.
prepositional phrase	Always begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. Prepositions include about, at, for, into, of, since, with, along, etc. e.g. by the sailor, of the night

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