Definition
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Example from the poem
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How effective do you think it was? Did you like it?
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Simile
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Saying that one thing is similar to another e.g. My fingers are like ice.
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Down like a dog on the highway
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I think it was effective because it describes what it looked like.
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Metaphor
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Saying that one thing is another e.g. My fingers are ice.
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The wind was a torrent of darkness
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Yes because, it explained it was a dark spooky night
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Alliteration
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Starting a series of words with the same consonant sound e.g. A big black boulder.
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Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed.
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I think it was because I could imagine the sounds.
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Repetition
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Repeating the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.
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The highwayman came riding, riding, riding up to the old indoor
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I think it was effective because I can easily imagine him on his horse.
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Symbolism
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The use of one object or action (a symbol) to represent or suggest something else.
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Red, Heart, love, blood.
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No, because she killed herself for no reason.
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