Definitions
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Alliteration
The alarm clock was screaming at me this morning
Personification
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
Flashback
Mood
Stench, smell, aroma, scent, odor.
Connotation
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Imagery
Break a leg, beat around the bush etc.
Idiom
an advance sign or warning of what is to come in the future.
Foreshadowing
every time two characters are in conflict, it is raining outside
Motif
I must be cruel, only to be kind
Paradox
the creation or construction of a fictional character
Characterization
Im so hungry I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Irony
Grammar lovers have a lot of comma sense
Puns
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Onomatopoeia
Dont be a scrooge!
Allusion
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
Juxtaposition
Never judge a book by its cover
harmony or agreement especially of musical tones or speech sounds.
Consonance
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Simile
Be Bold
Anaphora
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Metaphor
Tone
The boy was pushy. (He was literally pushing people.)
Denotation