Attachment D. Language Devices
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METAPHOR
A suggested comparison of one thing, person, place or idea to another |
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IMAGERY
Stimulation of one or more of the five senses in words and phrasing |
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SYMBOL
An object, place, or person which has a literal as well as a suggested or "deeper" meaning |
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ALLITERATION
The repetition of a sound in language to suggest or to complement meaning |
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ONOMATOPOEIA
The use of words which, when said aloud, reproduce a sound associated with the word itself |
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METER
A pattern of stressed and unstressed word syllables |
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RHYME
The repetition of the sound of a syllable with another syllable sounding the same or similar |
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