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alliteration--the first letter of the word is repeated in words e.g the cold, crisp,crust of clean, clear ice.

hyperbole--exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally; we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast.

metaphor -- a word or phrase used to imply figurative, not literal or 'actual', resemblance; he flew into the room.

onomatopoeia--a word that sounds like the noise it is describing: 'splash', 'bang', 'pop', 'hiss'.

repetition--the repetition of a word.

similie--a phrase which establishes similarity between two things to emphasise the point being made. This usually involves the words 'like' or 'as'; 'he is as quick as an arrow in flight', 'as white as snow', 'like a burning star'

tone--the writer's tone or voice or atmosphere or feeling that pervades the text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger