Terms
Alliteration
A series of words that begin with
the same consonant sound
(usually humorous) play on words
Pun
Peter piper picked a peck of
pickled peppers
Alliteration
Simile
Compares two things using “like” or “as”
Sly as a fox
Simile
Hyperbole
Using extreme exaggeration for emphasis
A well-known expression that doesn’t mean literally what it says
Idiom
You’re a regular Einstein.
Allusion
Oxymoron
Two words with opposite meanings
coming together
Jumbo shrimp
Oxymoron
Imagery
Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses
The repetition of similar vowel sounds
Assonance
Go big or go home.
Anaphora
Personification
Giving human attributes to non-human things
I could eat a horse right now.
hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds like what it describes
A polite, respectful word or phrase that replaces an offensive or harsh statement.
Euphemism
The trees danced in the wind.
Personification
Symbolism
Representing an idea through an image, object, action, or character
He’s a night owl.
metaphor
Synecdoche
The whole is referred to by just a part
The repetition of words or phrases, often with a slight variation
Anaphora
We swear loyalty to the crown.
Metonymy
Metonymy
A word is replaced by something associated with it
The deep clanging of the metal bells echoes in the cold, stone chamber.
Imagery