“Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow”.
X O Y O O R M N
Oxymoron
"How now, brown cow?"
N A C E N O S A S
Assonance
"The dinner you served was as hot as ice"
N I R Y O
Irony
play the clip from Titanic movie
C K A B S H L A F
Flashback
"I’ve told you a million times."
E B O L E P R H Y
Hyperbole
"If I know one thing, it’s that I know nothing"
P O X D A R A
Paradox
"Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel."
S N I O S U L L A
Allusions
play another clip from Titanic Movie
G N I W O D A H S E R O F
Foreshadowing
"Barry bought a book to bring to the backyard barbecue"
N I O T L L I A E R A T
Alliteration
She didn’t break up with him; she “needed some space.”
M S I M E H P U E
Euphemism
"I am fish with a nose like a sword."
E L I I M S
Simile
play a clip from "A Whole New World" music video
A F I C N O I T I N O S R E P
Personification
"As we approached the tree, the air around it smelled crisp and precise."
M A I R Y G E
Imagery (sense of smell)
The tree’s leaves tasted bitter, like unroasted coffee beans.
Y M A I G E R
Imagery (sense of touch)
"Life is a rollercoaster."
R H O P E T A M
Metaphor
play a clip from the movie Cinderella
H O R P A T E M
Metaphor