DEVICES USED IN ENGLSIH
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onomatopoeia |
Onomatopoeia is when it sounds like the word, for example bang.
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metaphor |
A metaphor is saying something is something else.
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preposition |
A preposition is used in a sentence to indicate the location or position of something.
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synonym |
A synonym is a word that means the same as another word. A synonym for 'big' is 'large'.
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sibilance |
Alliteration but using words beginning with 's'.
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declarative |
A declarative sentence is a sentence in the form of a statement.
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imperative |
An imperative sentence usually starts with an imperative verb and tells you to do something.
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interrogative |
An interrogative sentence ends with a question mark.
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exclamative |
An exclamative sentence ends with an exclamation mark.
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rhetorical |
Rhetorical question means a question that does not require an answer.
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