Definition
Definition
Defintion
Examples
Examples
100
Allusion
What is An indirect reference to a famous person, place, historical event, or literary work.
100
A common phrase, a figure of speech
What is Idiom
100
Two contradictory terms are back to back, making a valid point
What is Oxymoron
100
Kissable kitties fly kites, cackling about their king cobra sweaters they knitted while eating knishes!
What is Alliteration
100
Pretty ugly
What is Oxymoron
200
Alliteration
What is the repetition of CONSONANT sounds
200
"the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect" "a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result."
What is Irony
200
A play on word
What is Pun
200
Gina had a smile that rivaled the Mona Lisa
What is Allusion
200
“I have a dream” Martin Luther King- speech
What is Repetition
300
Assonance
What is Repetition of VOWEL sounds
300
the use of putting two things together with intentions to draw similarities and differences
What is Juxtaposition
300
repeating the same words or phrases to stress a point
What is Repetition
300
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,”
What is Juxtaposition
300
Crocs- the symbol of a man who has completely given up hope
What is Symbolism
400
hyperbole
What is Extreme exaggeration
400
comparing two things without using like or as, using figurative speech to make a deeper point
What is Metaphor
400
a comparison of two things using like and as
What is Simile
400
"When you portray a person, place, thing, or an action as being something else, even though it is not actually that “something else,” you are speaking metaphorically. “He is the black sheep of the family” is a metaphor because he is not a sheep and is not even black. However, we can use this comparison to describe an association of a black sheep with that person. A black sheep is an unusual animal and typically stays away from the herd, and the person you are describing shares similar characteristics."
What is Metaphor
400
Can of rusty rust remover
What is Irony
500
Imagery
What is Painting a picture with words, using all 5 of the readers senses
500
A word that makes a sound/ describes a sound
What is Onomatopoeia
500
symbols is the use of one object, person, place, or action to represent other objects, people, places, or actions
What is Symbolism
500
Shh, plop, bang, fizz
What is Onomatopoeia
500
Anna and Ashley ate a banana, ham, and angel food cake in the a.m.
What is Assonance
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