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LANGUAGE FEATURES FLASHCARDS

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er

lit

al

LANGUAGE FEATURES

ALLITERATION

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Mary moved the maps

Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of the words

sm

mi

phe

eu

LANGUAGE FEATURES

EUPHEMISM

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I'm going to have to let you go...

An indirect or mild phrase used to replace one that is thought to be harsh or offensive

le

bo

per

hy

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HYPERBOLE

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I've told you a million times...

Deliberate exagerration for effect

om

id

LANGUAGE FEATURES

IDIOM

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Grandad kicked the bucket

An expression that holds a different meaning to its literal meaning

phor

met

LANGUAGE FEATURES

METAPHOR

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He flew down the road in his car.

Describing something by stating that it is something else.

tion

ca

fi

ni

so

per

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PERSONIFICATION

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The flames danced playfully in the fire.

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human.

pi

to

ma

ono

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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I saved my work with a click of a mouse.

Where the word imitates the sound of the thing it is naming.

ron

mo

oxy

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OXYMORON

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That table is pretty ugly.

Placing two words together which are opposite to each other.

pun

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PUN

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I am a punny guy.

A joke about words that sound alike but have different meaning.

acy

fall

tic

the

pa

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PATHETIC FALLACY

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The rain pattered dismally.

The use of setting to explain a character's mood.

ce

lan

bi

si

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SIBILANCE

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The silken sands of Sahara felt uncertain.

Repetition of the soft 's' and 'sh' sounds in words. The sounds can be anywhere in the word.

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