Word's that start with A
the repeating of the same beginning sound in a group of words
alliteration
a comparison of two unrelated things using the connecting words: like, or as
what is a simile?
an expression designed to call something to mind without it explicitly
allusion
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
What is a symbolism?
in poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other for the echo to be discernible
assonance
a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa.
What is a synecdoche?
a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
What is analogy?
a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt
What is sarcasm?
What is anthropomorphism?
an error in speech in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched between two words in a phrase
What is spoonerism?