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Adjective

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A word to describe a noun.

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Adverb

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Describes how a verb is performed (e.g quickly, carelessly)

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Alliteration

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A series of words starting with the same sound, not necessarily the same letter.

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Anecdote

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A short account of a story told by someone.

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Audience/ Demographic

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Whoever is reading or watching the media.

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Direct Address

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Using pronouns to directly communicate with the audience.

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Similes

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Making a comparison of two things by using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

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Metaphors

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Describing something as something else.

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Connectives

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Words to connect clauses.

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Emotive vocabulary

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Particularly poignant and evocative language used to create intense emotion.

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Extended metaphor

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A recurring theme or object in a play or text that represents something else.

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Hyperbole

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Language used to exaggerate something.

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Sibilance

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A literary device where strongly stressed consonants are created deliberately.

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Irony

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Using language that normally signifies the opposite for humorous and emphatic effect.

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Triplets

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Three similar words used together for effect.