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Imperative Verb |
An imperative verb is one that tells someone to do something, so that the sentence it is in becomes an order or command |
E.g: Push Pull Punch Kick Throw Mix |
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Modal Verb |
an auxiliary verb that expresses necessity or possibility. |
English modal verbs include must, shall, will, should, would, can, could, may, and might |
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Onomatopoeia |
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named |
Boom Bang Crash Buzz Splash |
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Alliteration |
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of neighbouring words |
Betty bought butter |
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Assonance |
Repetition of vowel sounds within words |
Go slow on the road |
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Sibilance |
The hiss created by repeated "s" sounds |
The silk rustles |
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Plosive |
a plosive speech sound. The basic plosives in English are t, k, and p (voiceless) and d, g, and b (voiced). |
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Rhetorical question |
Question that doesn't need an answer |
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Juxtaposition |
Placing 2 contrasting ideas close together |
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Hyperbole |
Extreme exaggeration that is not to be taken literally |
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Oxymoron |
A combination of contradictory words |
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Semantic field |
a lexical set of semantically related items, for example verbs of perception |
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Simile |
A description where one thing is compared to another using like or as |
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Metaphor |
A description where one thing becomes something else |
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