AlliterationThe repetition of an initial consonant sound.

This literary term is often used in poetry

Shatter every window 'Til it's all blown away.Every brick, every board, Every slamming door blown away.

Consider Carrie Underwood's use of alliteration in her song Blown Away.

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AlliterationAlliteration is also often used in tongue

twisters. Try a few of these out!

If Freaky Fred Found Fifty Feet of Fruit And Fed Forty Feet to his

Friend Frank. How many Feet of Fruit did Freaky Fred Find?

Silly Sally swiftly shooed seven silly sheep. The seven silly sheep Silly

Sally shooed shilly-shallied south.

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EpithetAn epithet is used as a descriptive device. It

is usually used to add to a person's or places regular name and attribute some special quality to the same. Epithets are remarkable in that they become a part of

common usage over time.

Alexander The Great

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KenningThe use of Kennings in literature is

characteristically related to works in Old English poetry where the author would

create a new poetic compound-phrase to describe a familiar person, place, or idea.

These are some examples of

Kennings!

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MetaphorA metaphor is an implied comparison

that is made between two unlike things that actually have something important

in common.

One Direction in their song "One Thing" sing the

following:

You're my kryptoniteYou keep making me weak

Why is this a metaphor?

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Metaphor

Although at first glance, kryptonite and love don't seem to have much in common, but they actually do! Kryptonite

makes Superman feel weak like love makes the man in the song feel weak. This is a direct comparison between two

unlike things that have something in common.

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SimileSimiles are comparisons between two unrelated and

dissimilar things using like or as (and sometimes than).

You can break everything I amLike I'm made of glassLike I'm made of paper

Go on and try to tear me downI will be rising from the ground

Like a skyscraper-Demi Lovato

But lately her face seemsSlowly sinking, wastingCrumbling like pastries

-Ed Sheeran

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_8ydghbGSg

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Caesura A pause or natural break

in a line of poetry. The purpose of using a caesura is to create a dramatic pause, which has a strong impact. The pause helps to add an emotional, often theatrical touch to the sentence and conveys a depth of sentiment in a short phrase.

HyperboleHyperbole is an exaggeration in writing that is used for effect.

Bruno Mars:

I'd catch a grenade for ya. Throw my hand on the blade for ya. I'd jump in front of a train for ya. You know I'd do anything for ya.

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