is the repetition of initial sounds in neighbouring words
Alliteration
Reference to a familiar or famous historical or literacy figure or event
Allusion
Similarity between two things
Analogy
repeating a phrase at the beginnings of neighbouringsentences
Anaphora
Contrast between two things
Antithesis/Contrast
Word that means opposite of another word
Antonym
When the audience is spoken to in the second person
Direct Adress
Leaving out words that can be understood from the context
Ellipsis
Structure in which a thought or statement in one line runs into the next
Enjambement
Listing of words or phrases
Enumeration
Words used for sthunpleasant to make it sound less unpleasant
Euphemism
Sth that is said suddenly or loud
Exclamation
Metaphor extended over several lines
Extended Metapher
exaggeration
Hyperbole
Including the audience
Inclusive language
Two ideas, that are normally not used together, are compared
Metapher
Words that sound like their meaning
Onomatopoeia
Repetition of a sentence pattern
Parallelism
human characteristics are attributed to sthelse
Personification
Degree of formality in language use (formal, informal etc.)
Register
Words or phrases that are used more than once in a text
Repetition
Question which strongly suggests a particular answer (not expecting an actual answer)
Rhetorical question
Repetition of sounds usually at the end of two or more lines
Rhyme
Sth concrete that also carries an abstract meaning
Symbol
Comparison of two ideas (usually uses “like” and “as”)
Simile
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