Begins with A
The repetition of the same initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables in any sequence of neighboring words
Alliteration
Refers to the author’s word choice
Diction
Visually descriptive or figurative language
Imagery
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristic to a nonhuman or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Personification
How many dogs do I have?
1: his name is Cho Cho
An indirect or passing reference to an event, person, place, or artistic work
Allusion
When one or more words are omitted from a sentence
Ellipsis
A persuasive device that employs facts, figures, data, and other credible evidence to support an opinion, argument, or conclusion.
Logos
A quality that evokes an emotion like pity or sadness
Pathos
What is some of the best food I've had?
Ramen in France and pasta in Italy.
Comparing two things or instances in time often based on their structure and used to explain a complex idea in simpler terms
Analogy
Repetition of consonant sounds two or more times in short succession within a sentence or phrase
Consonance
An intentionally exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally but creating a desired humorous effect
Hyperbole
A thing that represents or stands for another thing like an object that represents an abstract idea
Symbolism
What is my job outside of being a teacher?
I'm a writer. My first book is being published later this year.
A device used to create contrast by placing two parallel but opposite ideas in a sentence
Antithesis
A characteristic spirit of a given culture, era, or community or its beliefs; Ethos, in purely rhetorical terms, is a label used to identify an appeal to the ethics of a culture or individual
Ethos
The expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what the writer intends to achieve a humorous effect or to add emphasis.
Irony
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
What are some of the places I've traveled to?
South of France, Amalfi Coast, Naples, Budapest, London, Edinburgh
Highlights a particular part of a piece through the repetition of initial consonants. The repetition of certain sounds creates emphasizes not only the words in the passage themselves but on the pattern, creating a musical effect.
Alliteration
Creates emphasis through the humorous effect that is created by the author’s overstatement.
Hyperbole
Used to characterize conflicting emotions, thoughts, or occurrences.
Oxymoron
Adds more value and meaning to something more than their literal meanings.
Symbolism
What is my first name?
Meikko