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GCSE Language Features

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Alliteration   This is when words that start with the same sound are close together.   show
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show We associate different ones with different things/emotions.   Jack was red with anger.  
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show Words that imitate the sound they are naming.   The bomb went boom.  
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Adjectives   show The rocks were jagged.  
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show A literary device that uses the words “like” or “as” to compare two ideas.   Drives like a dream.  
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Senses   show The ground was cold to the touch.  
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Rule of Three   show The lion was fierce, hungry and ready to pounce.  
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show 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.  
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Adverb   show The mouse retreated sheepishly.  
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Pathetic Fallacy   show As the sun shone outside, Jack smiled.  
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Personification   When something is given human characteristics.   show
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