What is it?
Definitions
Mixed up?
Examples
Examples II
100

Compare two distinct objects and find a similarity without using like or as!


Metaphor
100

A repetition found at the beginning of phrases is ___

Anaphora

100
  • Repetition of vowel sounds for impact

assonance

100

WHile using my plastic glasses, I enjoyed some white chocolate on my plastic China.

oxymoron

100

He always gets the biggest slice of cake! I never do! 

hyperbole

200

An expression or phrase made of two or more words.

Idiom

200

A repetition found at the end of phrases is

Epistrophe

200

Relates to history or something in the past.
It could be a movie, book or other well-known THING. 

Allusion

200

My brother told me to, "Break a leg" as I prepared to go on stage. 

Idiom

200

My bro said, "Don't cross the Rubicon" when I was about to borrow his Jeep. 

Allusion

300
My brother is a tornado.  Everywhere he goes, he leaves a disaster.

Metaphor

300
  • TWO opposite objects placed side by side.

oxymoron

300

Exaggeration of an action or idea for the sake of emphasizing.

Hyperbole

300

...government of the people, by the people, and for the people...

epistrophe

300

Do you see me?

assonance

400

She is as loving as a puppy!

Simile

400

The reader creates an image that contradicts itself.
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.


juxtaposition

400

Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or phrase.

Anadiplosis

400

The fire station is burning down! 

irony

400

Lila loves lemon lollipops

alliteration

500

Giving a nonhuman item (or inanimate object), human traits/qualities.

Personification

500

 Language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Irony

500

What words might signal a hyperbole? 

every, none, always, never

500

Covid-19 kicked us all to the curb. 

personification

500

If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll want a glass of milk. If you give him some milk, he'll want a straw. if you...

anadiplosis

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