Definitions I
Examples I
Miscellaneous
Definitions 2
Examples 2
100
A purposeful exaggeration that is based on truth.
What is HYPERBOLE?
100

The lizard woke Stanley with the sound of te-KEK, te-KEK.

What is ONOMATOPOEIA?

100

"That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles and my daddy said, 'Stay away from Juliet!'"

What is ALLUSION?

100
When an author assigns human-like traits to an animal, object, or idea.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
100

Jimmy Fallon is seriously funny.

What is an OXYMORON?

200
The use of words to re-create any of the five sensory experiences.
What is IMAGERY?
200
Her dancing was as smooth as a flowing river.
What is SIMILE?
200

This painting speaks to me.

What is PERSONIFICATION?

200
A comparison of two things that seem different, but have something in common; “like” or “as” is not used in the comparison.
What is METAPHOR?
200

In "Beauty and the Beast" the rose represents both love (the prince was cursed with the flower because he showed no love for the sorceress disguised as a beggar) and time (he must prove he's capable of love before the flower dies).

What is SYMBOLISM?

300
A type of alliteration that involves the repetition of consonant (everything but vowels) sounds.
What is CONSONANCE?
300

It takes a lot of makeup to get the perfectly natural look.

What is a PARADOX?

300

You ain't nothin' but a hound dog, Cryin' all the time.

What is METAPHOR?

300

A circumstance where actions or events have the opposite result from what is expected or what is intended.

What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?

300

When I was eight, I couldn't wait for winter vacation, that sledding, present-getting Christmas celebration.

What is RHYME?

400
When the audience or reader of a text knows something that the characters do not.
What is DRAMATIC IRONY?
400

On the way to school, the school bus gets a flat tire and the driver says, "Excellent! This day couldn't start off any better!"

What is VERBAL IRONY?

400

Old skiers go downhill fast.

What is a PUN (and an IDIOM)?

400
A negative statement that is used to confirm a positive sentiment. A statement is made about what is - by saying what is not.
What is LITOTES?
400

It's time to bite the bullet and study for next week's literary device test.

What is an IDIOM?

500
A word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning.
What is IDIOM?
500

But some punks want to jump up
With a sharp tongue and their fronts up
Like we got here by dumb luck
But they just want to become us.

What is ASSONANCE?

500

When an author uses humor to criticize something about a person or society. Authors turn a serious subject into something humorous.

What is SATIRE?

500
1 : a statement that seems to say opposite things and yet is perhaps true. 2 : a person or thing having qualities that seem to be opposite.
What is PARADOX?
500

Your room is not unclean.

What is LITOTES?

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