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noun |
A noun is a word that names someone or something.
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verb |
A verb shows action or being in a sentence.
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adjective |
An adjective is a word which describes something.
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adverb |
An adverb is a word that describes a verb or an action.
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repetition |
When a word is used more than once, it is called repetition.
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imagery |
Imagery is when words are used to create a picture in a reader's mind.
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simile |
Simile involves describing something by comparing it with something else.
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metaphor |
A metaphor describes something by saying it is something else.
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personification |
Personification describes something non-human as if it is human.
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listing |
Listing is used when things appear one after the other in a list with commas or with and.
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punctuation |
Punctuation marks are used in writing for clarity.
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sentence |
I was gripped by the very first sentence of this book.
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alliteration |
Alliteration involves words that begin with the same sound.
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when the sound of a word is the same as its meaning.
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sibilance |
Sibilance is the repetition of s sounds in consecutive words.
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