language features Flashcards
1
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Rhyme
A
The ends of words have the same sound. Usually at the end of a line but sometimes can be in the middle
2
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Rhythm
A
A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
3
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Alliteration
A
Repitition of the same consonant sound at the start of a word e.g Sally Sat Slurping Soda
4
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Assonance
A
Vowel sounds are repeated at the beginning or middle of nearby words e.g gO slOw Over the rOad
5
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Onomatopoeia
A
Words that sound like their name e.g BOOM, CRASH
6
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Repetition
A
Repeating the same words for effect e.g Come On, Come On!
7
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Similie
A
An image which compares two things using like or as
similie is similar
8
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Metaphor
A
An image which comapres two things using ‘is’
9
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Personification
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An image which gives human qualities to non-human things
10
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Hyperbole
A
Deliberate exaggeration
