A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to and object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor ?
repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sequence of words in close proximity to each other.
What is a consonance ?
appeal to the audiences sense of reason or logic.
What is logos?
The use of the same word or phrase multiple times.
What is Repetition?
A repeated pattern - an image , sound, word , or symbol that comes back again and again within a particular story.
What is a motif ?
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind , used to make a description more emphatic or vivid .
What is a simile?
The repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry.
What is Assonance ?
Figure of speech that places two completely contrasting ideas or clauses in juxtaposition.
What is Antithesis ?
What is Imagery ?
A literary symbol is an object, a person, a situation , that has a literal meaning in a story but suggests or represents other meaning.
What is symbolism ?
A type of rhyme with words that have similar , but not identical sounds.
What is slant rhymes ?
The repetition of words or phrases in a group of sentences , clauses or poetic lines
What is anaphora ?
placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences.
What is Juxtaposition
A figure of speech , in which objects or circumstances from unrelated context is referred to covertly or indirectly .
What is an Allusion ?
The character or emotions of a speaker or writer that are expressed in the attempt to persuade audiences
What is ethos ?
The repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence
What is parallel structure ?
A symbolic fictional narrative that conveys a meaning not explicitly set forth in the narrative.
What is Allegory ?
Reflects repetition in two or more nearby words of initial consonant sounds.
What is an Alteration?
Persuade an audiences by purposely evoking certain emotions to make them feel the way the author wants them to feel.
What is Pathos?
Speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object.
What is apostrophe?
A statement that contradicts itself, or that must be both true and untrue at the same time.
What is a Paradox ?