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language techniques (alliteration (Repetition of the same sound at the…
language techniques
alliteration
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of the words
Example: The man moved mountains
Assonance
Repetition of the vowel sound that start with different consonant
Example: light the fire up high
Euphemism
An indirect word used to replace something you thought as being too harsh
Example: I am going to let you have it ( instead of i am going to sack you
hypebole
deliberate use of exaggeration for effect
Example:i have told you about a million of time that no xbox for a month
Idiom
phrase that holds a different meaning from its literal meaning
Jim has a cold feet. The idiom is Jim is nervous
metaphor
describing something as being something else
Example: He flew down the road on his car.
personification
This is when human like characteristics are given to non living object
Example:The flame danced playfully in fire
onomatopoeia
when we to imitate the sound of the word
click
oxymoron
placing 2 words next to each other with opposite meaning
example: deafening silence
pun
a joke about a word that is likely to have different meaning
example: Santa's workers are called subordinate clause
pathetic fallacy
the use of the setting to reflect the characters mood
Rain pattered dismally against the pane
sibilance
the use of soft s and sh sound
Example: The sicken sad uncertain rustling sound
similie
describing something by comparing it to another thing
example: he was as cold as ice
symbolism
when one thing represents another thing
example: colour black resembles something evil