Definitions
Definitions
Definitions
Examples
Examples
100
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is Alliteration
100
A comparison of two objects using the words "like" or "as"
What is Simile
100
A comparison of two objects that does not include the words "like" or "as"
What is Metaphor
100
Buzz Buzz Buzz!
What is Onomatopoeia
100
My life is a roller coaster ride
What is Metaphor
200
Exaggeration often used for emphasis
What is Hyperbole
200
Restating a word or phrase multiple times
What is Repetition
200
Words that imitate sound
What is Onomatopoeia
200
"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get."
What is Simile
200
"Paula planted the petunias in the pot."
What is Alliteration
300
When two or more words close to each other repeat the same vowel sound, but start with different consonant sounds
What is Assonance
300
Repetition of consonant sounds
What is Consonance
300
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is Personification
300
"If I don't get an iPhone, I will die!"
What is Hyperbole
300
"Living on the streets instead of homeless"
What is Euphemism
400
A pattern of rhyme represented by letters
What is Rhyme Scheme
400
Reference to a well-known person, place, literary work or work of art
What is Allusion
400
Writing or speech not meant to be interpreted literally
What is Figurative Language
400
"Lightning danced across the sky"
What is Personification
400
"Energizer Bunny arrested -- charged with battery!"
What is Pun
500
A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning
What is Symbolism
500
Substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for a harsh, blunt or offensive term
What is Euphemism
500
The usually humorous use of a word in such a way as to suggest two or more of its meanings or the meaning of another word with a similar sound
What is Puns
500
"Don't act like a Romeo in front of her!"
What is Allusion
500
Roses=Romance
What is Symbolism
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