The A's
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of two or more sentences.
Anaphora
ex. "Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play."
The comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile
ex. "I'm runnin' around like a chicken with its head cut off."
A play on words
Pun
ex. "I made a pun about the wind, but it really blows."
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
Imagery
ex. "The basketball player's vision blurred, and he was dripping with the stench of salty sweat; but, still, he set his aching feet against the hardwood floor and let that ball fly."
A reference to a mythological, historical, or literary person, place, or thing.
Allusion
ex.
"He's better than Michael Jordan!"
"I'm going to write plays, like Shakespeare!"
the comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using like or as
Metaphor
ex. "My dogs are barking!"
(My feet hurt!)
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract
Symbol
ex. "He threw up a peace sign and walked away."
giving an inanimate object human characteristics
Personification
ex. "The mountain slouched in its old age."
The repetition of an initial sound in two or more words
Alliteration
ex. "Mr. and Mrs. Matt and Marissa Moore"
Two opposite ideas joined together to cause an effect
Oxymoron
ex. "Frozen Hot Chocolate"
Extreme or outrageous exaggeration
Hyperbole
ex. "I will DESTROY you on the basketball court!"
When the author gives an advanced hint about what is to come later in the story
Foreshadowing
ex.
"Mr. Watt: "Man, bad things always happen to me in Fall!
Narrator: It is Fall.
Mr. Watt: Oh."