Term + Example
When a group of words start with the same letter
What is alliteration?
He's the devil in pink
What is a metaphor?
I want money. I want fame. I want happiness.
What is anaphora?
This is Katana. She's got my back. She could cut any one of you in half. I would advise not getting killed by her. Her blade traps the soul of its victims.
What is telling?
When the weather aligns with mood
You're as pretty as a flower
What is a simile?
I ate cookies, read stories, and watched TV
What is parallelism?
The grass was as green as the deepest depths of a car one had loved and decided to spray-paint green in order to anger their overprotective parents.
What is too complicated?
When a group of words have alike vowel sounds
What is assonance?
What is alliteration?
Give me liberty or give me death
What is anaphora?
I was really superb at gym, but I never was able to truly like french
What is too wordy?
When two ideas are contrasted
What is antithesis?
Darkness swallowed the sun
What is personification?
Never negotiate out of fear, but never fear to negotiate
What is chiasmus?
"Are you okay?" he breathed. "I'm fine" I remarked. "Are you sure?" he wondered aloud.
What is worse than said?
A reference to a famous text, person, or concept
What is an allusion?
What is foreshadowing?
Came for the laughs and stayed for the feels.
What is antithesis?
There was a fight at school.
What is passive?