Comparisons
Comparing two or more items using like or as
What is a simile
This is a person, place, thing or idea.
What is a noun?
Several of the same consonant sounds close together, usually at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration?
A word play that uses words or phrases that sound similar but mean totally different things.
What is a pun?
The conveying of a message/idea using language that means the opposite of what the writer is trying to say, thus creating a humorous effect.
What is irony?
Comparing two or more items without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
This type of word tends to convey action (although it can be a state of being).
What is a verb?
Several similar vowel sounds close together
What is assonance?
A statement or idea that seems false but, on closer inspection, could actually turn out to be true.
What is a paradox?
These words tend to modify nouns.
What is an adjective?
A word that forms a sound
What is an onomatopoeia?
Overly exaggerated statements.
What is hyperbole?
A term used in place of a harsh, offensive, embarrassing or blunt one.
What is a euphemism?
An indirect reference to a person, place or event the writer thinks the reader will know
What is an allusion?
These words tend to modify verbs.
What is an adverb?
What is rhyming?
Contrasting words or ideas are placed close together (but not necessarily right next to each other)
What is juxtaposition?
A literary device where a conjunction is omitted from a sentence.
What is an asyndeton?
An extended metaphor which carries through an entire piece of literature that compares the situation in the story to a real-life event.
What is an allegory?
These words describe or express the relationship between words
What is a preposition?
Often used in poetry, the number of stressed and unstressed syllables are equal in the lines.
What is rhythm?
Contradicting words are placed side by side.
What is an oxymoron?
What is a word newly coined by a writer?
What is a neologism?