Linguistic devices
Expressing your opinion by stating the opposite.
What is irony
A figure of speech that compares two different things using "like" or "as." For example, "as brave as a lion" highlights similarities to create vivid imagery.
What is simile
Using irony to mock or put someone down, conveying contempt for the person.
What is sarcasm
The use of ‘you’, ‘your’, ‘we’, ‘our’, etc. draws the reader into the context.
What is direct address
A figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things, suggesting one is the other.
What is a metaphor
Using a turn of phrase to convey what you mean to say.
What is idiom
A rhetorical device that uses the same grammatical pattern in a series of words or phrases to create rhythm and clarity. For example, "I came, I saw, I conquered."
What is a parallel structure
Asking a question not to get an answer, but to make a point.
What is rhetorical question
Assigning personality, soul, thought or feeling to an otherwise unfeeling object
What is personification
Using exaggeration to the extremes. Hyperboles are not supposed to be taken too literally.
What is hyperbole
Presenting two ideas, persons, situations or things as opposites or contrasts, for example evil vs. good.
What is contrast
Using the same words or phrases at the beginning of a sentence or clause.
What is an anaphora
Using a number of words beginning with – or containing – the same consonant or vocal sound
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What is alliteration
When something seems too harsh to say it directly, you use a euphemism to make it less blunt, direct or harsh.
What is euphemism and give an example
Listing a series of details or examples helps to build up emphasis.
What is enumeration
Using the same words or phrases at the end of a sentence or clause.
What is Epiphora and give an example