Repetition is when a single word, or a groups of words, is repeated for effect

'The soup was stirred and stirred until thickened.'

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'I have a dream that one day down in Alabama…'

'I have a dream today.'

'I have a dream that one day every valley…'

Why might this be used?

A simile compares two things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

'Their food was tough as old boots.'

Why might this be done?

A metaphor is a way of describing something by saying it is something else.

'You are my sunshine.'

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'They were peas in a pod.'

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Alliteration is a series of words beginning with the same letter or sound.

"whispering wind"

"The bass notes boomed into his very bones."

Why might this be done?

Personification is giving an inanimate object human feelings or actions.

'Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour.'

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