Figurative meaning ( Tropes )
Identify the stylistic device:
'' Fear flooded him ''
Metaphor
(Fear is described as a liquid overwhelming a person)
What device is this ?
'' Pop '' ( street lamp going out )
Onomatopoeia
( Word imitates sound )
Identify the device
'' Silent and tidy under the inky sky ''
Alliteration
( Repetition of initial consonant sounds )
What device is used?
'' Bright and sparkling ''
Assonance
( Repetition of vowel sounds )
Identify the device:
'' Face like a gigantic beetroot ''
Simile
( Direct comparison using ''like'' )
Identify the stylistic device
'' A large, pink face ''
Epithet
( Descriptive adjective highlighting a trait )
Name the device
'' People pointed, gazed open-mouthed, stared''
Asyndeton
( Omission of conjunctions for intensity )
Identify the device
'' The Dursleys were perfectly normal ''
Irony
( Statement contradicts reality )
Name the stylistic device:
'' The crown of his head ''
Metonymy
( A part of attribute stands for the whole person )
Name the device
'' Not completely stupid ''
Litotes
( Meaning is emphasized by negating the opposite )
Identify the stylistic device
'' Owls and shooting stars and cloaks and whispers ''
Polysyndeton
( Repetition of conjunctions for emphasis )
Name the stylistic device
'' Ordinary... strange and mysterious )
Antithesis
( Contrast of opposing ideas )
Explain the stylistic device and its translation difficulty
'' You-Know-Who''
Antonomosia
( A descriptive title replaces a proper name: difficult to preserve cultural fear and connotation in translation )
Identify and Explain
'' A happy, happy day " ( in tragic context )
Oxymoron
( Combination of contradictory ideas creating irony )
Explain the device
'' He seized his telephone and his temper ''
Zeugma
( One verb governs two objects in different meanings )
Explain the stylistic effect
'' Shooting stars all over Britain? ''
Allusion
( Indirect reference to magical celebration without explicit mention )