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YEAR 8
ENGLISH
LANGUAGE TECHNIQUES
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Simile
Comparing two things using
like
or
as
Metaphor
describing
something by stating it is something
else
alliteration
The use of the same letter or sound at the
beginning
of adjacent words
Onomatopoeia
Words that imitate sounds
Hyperbole
Use of
exaggeration
Personification
Giving human characteristics to something
non human
Semantic field
A
group of words connected to each other
Sensory language
brings language to
life
, tells the reader every single
bit they would want to know