| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Alliteration | Repetition of a consonant (not a vowel) sound in words with close connection. |
| Anecdote | A short and interesting narrative (story) of an event usually having happened to the person telling the story. |
| Cliche | A phrase or expression which was once novel, vivd and exciting, but which has been used SO often that it lacks real mearning. |
| Metaphor | A comparison that states that one thing IS another. |
| Personification | When non living objects or ideas are given human qualities. |
| Rhetorical Question | A question asked, for which no answer is expected. |
| Simile | When a person or object is said to be LIKE another or qualities of the person or object are compared to another. |
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