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This type of figurative language compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
a figure of speech that combines contradictory words with opposing meanings.
What is oxymoron?
a statement, pair of statements, or even the exploration of an idea that seems contradictory upon first glance.
What is paradox?
to make the reader pause; be persuasive.
What is rhetorical question?
figure of speech in which the normal word order of the subject, the verb, and the object is changed.
What is Anastrophe?
The repetition of the same consonant sounds in the beginning.
Alliteration
short, informal reference to a well-known person, event or piece of literature.
What is allusion?
repetition of a word or sequence of words at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences.
What is Anaphora?
to connect concepts a reader may be familiar with; add complexity.
What is metonymy?
repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences
What is Epistrophe?
This type of figurative language means giving human qualities to non-human or non-living things.
What is personification?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.
What is onomatopoeia?
to create greater emphasis with the use of opposites together.
deliberate insertion of conjunctions into a sentence to slow the rhythm of the prose.
What is Polysyndeton?
This type of figurative language compares two things without using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
placing two things/ideas side by side so as to highlight their differences.
What is Juxtaposition?
an understatement.
What is meiosis?
repetition of vowel sounds in words nearby each other.
What is assonance?
sentences [that are] interrupted midway, where there is a change in the syntactical structure of the sentence.
What is Anacoluthon?
What type of figurative language is this? "I'm so hungry I could eat a cow."
Hyperbole
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
What is a irony?
could provide humor or a more informal tone.
What is an idiom?
to be more poetic; create a strong voice.
What is synecdoche?
repetition of a word or phrase in immediate succession, typically within the same sentence, for emphasis.
What is Epizeuxis?