Definition
Sensory details or figurative language used to describe, arouse emotion.
Imagery
define: Allusion
Direct or indirect references
"The news was a gut punch that left him breathless."
A: Metaphor
B:Contradiction
C: Juxtaposition
METAPHOR
Contrast between what is stated explicitly and what it really meant.
Irony
define: Anecdote
Short narrative detailing particulars of an interesting event.
"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
A: Imagery
B: Hyperbole
C: Allusion
D: Personal testimony
Hyperbole
repetition in which the same expression is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines.
Anaphora
define: Contradiction
combination of statements, ideas, or features of a situation that one another oppose.
"Silas the silly seal sat on the slippery stone."
A: Apostrophe
B: Repetition
C: Parallelism
D: Alliteration
Alliteration
Beside one another, structural similarity
Parallelism
define:Repetition
Duplication, either exact or approximately of any element of language.
"We've had a bit of rain," the man said, looking at his flooded basement.
A: Personal testimonials
B: Contradiction
C: Understatement
D: Shift of tone
UNDERSTATEMENT
When two words, phrases, images, ideas are placed together for comparison.
Juxtaposition
define: understatement
Ironic minimizing of fact, presents things as less significant then it is.
"He was no Prince Charming, but he was exactly the person she needed."
A:Allusion
B: Irony
C: Anecdote
D:Diction
Allusion