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Onomatopoeia


When words
sound like the noise.
E.g: The car
SCREECHED
to a halt. (screeched)
Personification


when
something is described to have human attributes.
E.g: The
TREES DANCED PLAYFULLY
in the rain or
The MOON SMILED
at the people below.
Alliteration


When
two or more words begin with the same sound.
E.g.: Lily received
FANCY FLOWERS
, for her birthday or We enjoyed releasing by the
SILENT SEA.
Simile


A
way of describing something by saying it's like something.
E.g.: The girl crept up
AS QUIETLY AS A MOUSE.
Hyperbole


Aka
exaggeration
, it is when an
unrealistic comparison
is made for an effect.
E.g.:
I WILL DIE
if she asks me to preform or His brain is the
SIZE OF A PEA.
Metaphor


Metaphors
describe something
by saying
that it is something
else.
Never
use
'like'
or
'as'.
E.g.: Dylan
IS
a pig when he eats.
Sibilance


When
words in a row begin with the S letter, or S sound.
E.g.: The
S
nake was
S
lowly hi
SS
ing