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The tortoise and the hare children's story.
allegory
She sells seashells by the seashore.
alliteration
I was so hungry I could eat a cow!
hyperbole
She was happy as a clam
simile
The sun wrapped the world in her warm embrace
personification
In the Police song “Wrapped Around Your Finger,” Sting writes, “trapped between Scylla and Charybdis” in reference to Homer’s Odyssey.
allusion
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness…”
anaphora
“And that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.
epistrophe
“The pungent fragrance of orange blossoms sweetly drifted through the air.”
imagery
can be both specific to a particular work--for example, the dagger in Romeo and Juliet might represent despair
--or generally, a dove represents peace
symbol
saying “Oh, fantastic!” when the situation is actually very bad
verbal irony
Reader knows Romeo and Juliet will die but the characters in the play do not.
dramatic irony
it is ironic that the marriage counselor got a divorce.
In this situation, you would think a marriage counselor would not be getting a divorce.
situational irony
“Her face is a wrinkled leaf.”
metaphor
1st Person-
2nd Person-
3rd Person (Limited)-
3rd Person (Omniscient)-
point of view
jumbo shrimp
oxymoron
Outside, the bees were buzzing and the birds were chirping.
onomatopoeia
Echo is a dog. All dogs wag their tail. Echo wags his tail.
logos
As a three-time Olympic gold medalist, I can assure you that this energy drink will improve your fitness and stamina.
ethos
A teenager tries to convince his parents to buy him a new car by saying if they cared about their child's safety they'd upgrade him.
pathos
His audition required singing, dancing, and memorizing a passage.
parallel structure
juxtaposition
One character is outgoing, their opposing character might be shy.
One character is a hero, their opposing character might be a villain.
foil
Childish vs. child-like
connotation
a character mentions offhandedly that bad things always happen to them in autumn, then later, leaves begin to fall from the trees
foreshadowing