Figurative Language
direct comparison without using "like" or "as"
Metaphor
repetition at the beginning of clauses
anaphora
appeal to emotion
pathos
understatement
question asked for effect, not meant to be answered
rhetorical question
Personification
repetition of initial consonant sounds
repetition
appeal to credibility or ethics
ethos
juxtaposition of opposing ideas
Antithesis
reference to literature, history, or culture
allusion
object/meaning representing a deeper meaning
symbolism
omission of conjunctions
asyndeton
appeal to logic or reason
contrast between expectation and reality
irony
direct comparison using "like" or "as"
simile
polysyndeton
exaggeration for emphasis
hyperbole
repetition of grammatical structure
Parallelism