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to emphasise something that is close to the viewer by focussing on the subject. The term is also used in literature when a poet or writer chooses to highlight a word of phrase, using techniques such as using an unusual word or rhythm.
See newspaper article.
when a pair of commas acts in the same way as brackets or a dash and extra information is placed...
a figure of speech such as alliteration, assonance and onomatopoeia, that uses sound to create...
meaning the opposite of what is said or written, with the intent of mocking or being hurtful....
to work out the meaning of a word from the context in which it is used.