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• Literal language is the actual dictionary meaning of a word; language that means what it appears to mean
• Figurative language goes beyond the normal meaning of the words used
• Alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
• An example of alliteration is: “You’ll never put a better bit of butter on your knife”
• Anaphora is the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses to achieve an effect
• Literal language: the actual dictionary meaning of a word; language that means what it appears to mean
• Figurative language: language that goes beyond the normal meaning of the words used
• Alliteration: the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
• Example: "You'll never put a better bit of butter on your knife"
• Anaphora: the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses to achieve an effect