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a sound device in which similar or identical consonants in words (usually the first letter), which are close together, are repeated for emphasis and sometimes to suggest sound, e.g. the stuttering rifles' rapid rattle (Owen).
an adjective that gives us a picture of the noun, e.g. She is tall. That is a red dress.
where the meaning of a word is obvious, not hidden.
see conversational register.
a sentence that has two or more main clauses (in other words, two or more finite verbs) that are...
a style of writing and speaking that is dramatises events, e.g. Horses drowned, houses washed...