english 1st reading comp

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Consonance

the repetition of similar consonant sounds (He struck a streak of bad luck; easy peasy lemon squeezy)

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Cacophony

the use of harsh, jarring sounds and words (God'ill pardon the hell-black raven and the crooked vulture then)

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Tone

The speaker's attitude represented in the language techniques

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Theme

The recurring idea / message of the piece * more than one word as well as how to find theme

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Apostrophe

An address to an absent or imaginary person *also a piece of punctuation - different definition (Wherefore art thou Romeo)

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Symbol

A described visible object that represents something invisible

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Sibilance

A hissing sound is created through the repetition of 's' sounds

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Personification

Representing an abstract quality or idea as human

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Hyperbole

extreme exaggeration