RANDOM
A comparison of two dissimilar objects or ideas (but are not limited to) “like” or “as.”
Simile
A play on words
Puns
A comparison of two dissimilar objects or ideas without words such as “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
A type of metaphor when a nonhuman thing/idea is given human traits/characteristics/feelings
Personification
An author references a person, place, thing, event, or other literary work that the audience should be able to recognize
Allusion
locomotive and practice/teach something
Homographs
A saying/phrase commonly known in a particular culture whose meaning is not meant to be taken literally
Idioms
Contradictory or unexpected statements or situations reveal a reality that is different from what appears to be true
Irony
A writer presents a situation or thing as if it is less important or serious than it is in reality
Understatement
wo contrasting words/phrases are put together in a sentence. Many times they are next to each other, but not always
Oxymoron
An author purposely exaggerates to an extreme
Hyperbole
The audience knows something that some characters do not
Dramatic Irony
When the audience expects an event to occur, but something different/unexpected happens
Situational Irony
When a writer uses a word/expression in the place of something that could be considered offensive or unpleasant
Euphemism
A statement or situation that at first appears to contradict itself, but makes sense after some reflection
Paradox
Hole and Whole
Homophones
using words to convey a meaning that is opposite to or markedly different from their literal interpretation
Verbal Irony