A comparison using “like” or “as” between
two unlike things that have something important in common
What is simile?
100
A metaphor that continues for several stanzas or the length of a poem
What is extended metaphor?
100
I was a tiger, pouncing around the neighborhood looking for my lost basketball.
Metaphor
100
Walter walked wearily while wondering where Wally was.
Alliteration
200
A comparison between two unlike things that have something in common without using like or as
What is Metaphor?
200
A device where inanimate objects are given human characteristics
What is personification?
200
I was as busy as a bee while trying to finish Ms. Nestor's project
What is simile
200
I must confess that in my quest I felt depressed and restless.
assonance
300
Placing two things that oppose each other side-by-side for the purpose of comparing them.
What is juxtaposition?
300
A device where the speaker refers to something that the
reader needs prior knowledge of or experience with in
order to understand. (Reference to other books, movies, songs, etc.)
What is allusion?
300
The popcorn leapt out of the bowl
personification
300
Damnit George! Quit being such an Einstein!
Allusion
400
The repetition of the beginning consonant sound.
What is alliteration?
400
A device where the speaker talks directly to an absent person, living or dead, or even a nonexistent person or
thing as if it was capable of understanding.
What is apostrophe?
400
"I'm too tired to keep driving. Jesus take the wheel!"
apostrophe
400
Toss the glass, boss.
consonance
500
Repetition of the ending consonant sound
What is consonance?
500
Words that imitate the sound they are
What is Onomatopoeia
500
Love is like a soft cushion to sleep on while Hate is a stone.
juxtaposition
500
The book A Long Walk to Water is a really long example of this.
Juxtaposition (Salva and Nya, Dinka and Neur, New and Old)