Alliteration The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line. Allusion Reference to matters outside of literary work. For example, people, events, myths, legends, biblical, historica

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  1. 2. language Words used deliberately to create an emotional impact or response. Emotive language is particularly common in poetry, in which language is at its most condensed and evocative.
  2. 6. An overused expression or idea, e.g. ‘to die for’; ‘as thick as a plank’.
  3. 8. The feeling or mood in a text; for example, an atmosphere of tension or danger in a thriller. Atmosphere is created by a combination of actions, characters and words or images used in a text.
  4. 9. Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen.
  5. 11. Compare by observing differences or opposites.
  6. 12. The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words for emphasis, e.g. ‘asleep in the deep’.
  7. 14. Is an over-exaggeration not meant to be taken literally. It aims to create humour or to emphasise a point (e.g. She prepared enough food to feed an army.)
  8. 15. The running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break (full stop, comma).
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  1. 1. language Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves. There are many techniques which can rightly be called figurative language, including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, verbal irony, and oxymoron.
  2. 3. The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.
  3. 4. poet makes extensive use of figurative language, presenting the speaker’s feelings as colours, sounds and flavours.
  4. 5. Reference to matters outside of literary work. For example, people, events, myths, legends, biblical, historical, Shakespearean, contemporary references.
  5. 7. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low- key lighting . . . and deep shadows, creating feelings of disorientation, loneliness and entrapment" .
  6. 10. A term used to describe a tendency or preference towards a particular perspective, ideology or result, when the tendency interferes with the ability to be impartial, without prejudice or objective. Bias is generally seen as a 'one-sided' perspective or prejudice.
  7. 13. Is the ordinary, everyday speech of a particular place and time period. It is informal, casual and conversational.