alliteration – where the first letter of a word is repeated in words that follow (e.g. ‘sunny stuff’)
imagery – where strong pictures or ideas are created in the mind of the reader
onomatopoeia – a word that sounds like the noise it is describing (e.g. ‘sizzling’)
personification – where a human quality is attributed to a thing or idea (e.g. ‘moody clouds’)
repetition – where a word or phrase is repeated to achieve a particular effect (e.g. ‘listening, listening, listening’)
simile – where a phrase establishes similarity between two things, usually involving the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ (e.g. ‘as light and fluffy as feather down’)
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zwypwxs/revision/4
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