What is it?
Compare two distinct objects and find a similarity without using like or as!
A repetition found at the beginning of phrases is ___
Anaphora
assonance
WHile using my plastic glasses, I enjoyed some white chocolate on my plastic China.
oxymoron
He always gets the biggest slice of cake! I never do!
hyperbole
An expression or phrase made of two or more words.
Idiom
A repetition found at the end of phrases is
Epistrophe
Relates to history or something in the past.
It could be a movie, book or other well-known THING.
Allusion
My brother told me to, "Break a leg" as I prepared to go on stage.
Idiom
My bro said, "Don't cross the Rubicon" when I was about to borrow his Jeep.
Allusion
Metaphor
oxymoron
Exaggeration of an action or idea for the sake of emphasizing.
Hyperbole
...government of the people, by the people, and for the people...
epistrophe
Do you see me?
assonance
She is as loving as a puppy!
Simile
The reader creates an image that contradicts itself.
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
juxtaposition
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
The fire station is burning down!
irony
Lila loves lemon lollipops
alliteration
Giving a nonhuman item (or inanimate object), human traits/qualities.
Personification
 Language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Irony
What words might signal a hyperbole?
every, none, always, never
Covid-19 kicked us all to the curb.
personification
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