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    Alliteration- Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds. Example- My Mother is not the sort of Mum  Inversion- Inversion, also known as “anastrophe,” is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, in orRead more

    1. Alliteration– Alliteration is a literary device that reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds. Example- My Mother is not the sort of Mum
    2.  Inversion– Inversion, also known as “anastrophe,” is a literary technique in which the normal order of words is reversed, in order to achieve a particular effect of emphasis. Example- With the mice I was at war
    3. Repetition– Repetition is a literary device that involves intentionally using a word or phrase for effect, two or more times. Example- For that’s what sons are for!
    4. Anaphora– Anaphora is a rhetorical device that features the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences, phrases, or clauses. Example- I picked a broom and shooed at it, I chased it to the hall, I almost whacked it sharply,
    5. Personification- It is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Example- But it was quick and cunning

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  1. The poem’s central idea is the adoration and protectiveness a son has for his mother.   Mother and the mouse summary

    The poem’s central idea is the adoration and protectiveness a son has for his mother.

     

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  1. Imagery- Imagery can be defined as a writer or speaker's use of words or figures of speech to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation. Example- Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.   Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.Read more

    1. Imagery– Imagery can be defined as a writer or speaker’s use of words or figures of speech to create a vivid mental picture or physical sensation.

    Example- Everyone grumbled. The sky was grey.

     

    1. Repetition: Repetition is a literary device in which a word or phrase is repeated two or more times.

    Example- We had nothing to do and nothing to say.

     

    1. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things by using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

    Example- And it sounded as if the old drake laughed.

     

    1. Anaphora– Anaphora is a device in which a phrase or word is repeated at the start of successive phrases, sentences, or clauses.

    Example- And doubled up, shaking silently,

    And the ducks all quacked as if they were daft

     

    1. Onomatopoeia– Onomatopoeia: Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech in which words evoke the actual sound of the thing they refer to or describe.

    Example- Click!

     

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  1. Anaphora- Anaphora is a device in which a phrase or word is repeated at the start of successive phrases, sentences, or clauses. Example- And may you happy live, And long us bless; To My Mother Summary

    1. Anaphora- Anaphora is a device in which a phrase or word is repeated at the start of successive phrases, sentences, or clauses. Example- And may you happy live, And long us bless;

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