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16 October 2014
Consider the Lilies

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You should be confident using literary vocabulary to express your ideas when you're writing or talking about literature.

Here are some useful terms for linguistic devices - some of these you may remember from Standard Grade, and some may be new to you. You will find that knowing and understanding these terms will really help you write a good, clear answer in the exam.

First, see if you can remember what each term means and think of an example. Then check your answer by clicking on each term for its definition.

AdjectivesAdverbsAlliterationConnotations
MetaphorPersonificationSimileVerbs


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