DEFINITIONS
A brief, indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
WHAT IS AN ALLUSION?
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or abstract idea.
WHAT IS A PERSONIFICATION?
“I’ve told you a million times.”
WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE
“The chocolate cake was calling my name.”
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION
All hands on deck.
WHAT IS A SYNECDOQUE?
A comparison between two things in order to highlight a point of similarity. It is different to a metaphor or simile, in that it expresses a set of like relationships between two sets of terms.
WHAT IS AN ANALOGY?
A play on words; sometimes on different meanings of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words.
WHAT IS A PUN?
“Life is a rollarcoaster.”
WHAT IS A METAPHOR
“As a sword is the weapon of a warrior, a pen is the weapon of a writer.”
ANALOGY
rise high in the bright sky
WHAT IS AN ASSONANCE?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
WHAT IS AN ANAPHORA?
A comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
Example: “Gosh he is romantic; quite the Romeo!”
ALLUSION
Every man, every woman, every child, should be loved.”
ANAPHORA
p,t,k,b,d,g
WHAT ARE PLOSIVES?
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or make a point.
WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE?
A seemingly contradictory statement, which actually makes sense or contains some truth.
WHAT IS A PARADOX?
“Deep down you are actually quite shallow.”
WHAT IS A PARADOX?
I see many new faces here tonight.”
WHAT IS A SYNECDOQUE?
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty”
WHAT IS A CHIASMUS?
A figure of speech that implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
When incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side.
WHAT IS AN OXYMORON?
“She dances like a chicken on hot coals.”
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
“Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
WHAT IS AN OXYMORON?
Crooks conspire with the unkind king
WHAT IS AN ALLITERATION?