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Simile
A simile is when you compare two things using 'like' or 'as'
An obvious and intentional exaggeration (eg. 'her smile was a mile wide')
Hyperbole
Diction
The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing (eg. you would talk with more slang/more friendly with you best friends, but more serious with a teacher)
A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound
Rhythm
Personification
Personification is when something NON human has the characteristics of a human
Situational Irony: The use of words to express the opposite of the literal meaning (eg. the Titanic was called 'The Unsinkable Ship' yet it sank on its first voyage)
Dramatic Irony: The reader/audience knows something that the characters don't
Verbal Irony: Being sarcastic (eg. "Wow the weather is great" but the weather is a storm)
Irony (all 3 kinds)
Anaphora
The repetition of a word(s) at the beginning of phrases (eg. 'Go back to Mississippi, go back to Alabama, go back to South Carolina')
An absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be true.
Paradox
Imagery
Imagery is when you use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas that appeal to our five senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound)
The use of words that imitate sounds with the objects or actions they refer to
Onomatopoeia
Denotation
The actual definition of the word
Oxymoron
Pun
A joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound like but have different meanings.
Repetition
Connotation
Everything that a word implies; either positive or negative
The repetition of similar sounds in a sentance
Alliteration
Metaphor
Direct comparison between two things (eg. 'you ain't nothin' but a hound dog cryin' all the time')
Assonance & Constance
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds
Constance: The repetition of constant sounds in the middle or end of a word
The choice of use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Diction (eg. when you are with your best friends, you may use slang and act a lot more friendly but if you are talking to a teacher you will act more serious)