Definitions
The repetition of a sound at the start of a series of words.
What is Alliteration
He is as brave as a lion.
What is Simile
When and object, person, or situation represents something more than it's literal meaning.
What is Symbolism
Extreme exaggeration
Emphasizes a point
What is Hyperbole
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as".
What is Metaphor
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" creates a dark and somber disposition.
What is Mood
The attitude of the writer toward the subject or audience.
What is Tone
Closely associated word
like "the white house" and "suits"
Metonymy
Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.
What is Personification
The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain.
What is Assonance
The opposite of hyperbole. The author makes a situation seem less important than it is.
What is Understatement
Repetition of consonant sounds
Different vowel sounds
What is Consonance
The use of descriptive and figurative language to create mental images.
What is Imagery
I came, I saw, I conquered.
What is Parallel Structure
The repeating of a word or phrase to emphasize an idea.
What is Repetition
Indirect
References an external subject
Relies on prior knowledge
What is Allusion
The continuation of a sentence or phrase across a line break in poetry, creating a sense of momentum.
What is Enjambment
He's a couch potato.
What is Metaphor
The repetition of a grammatical structure within a sentence.
What is Parallel Structure
Substituting a specific component for and entire object
A type of metonymy
"all hands on deck"
What is Synecdoche