fun Facts
What device is used in the tongue twister "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers"?
Alliteration is used in that tongue twister.
Parallelism
adding clarity/dramatic effect
Which stylistic device describes a comparison without using “like” or “as”?
Metaphor
2003,2004,2005
Enumeration
What is it called when animals in stories talk and act like humans?
This is called personification.
Pun
create Humor or irony
What is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds in consecutive words called?
Alliteration
Now it is time to solve the Problem. Nö it is time to change the world. Now is the time to take Action.
Anaphora
What device is used when someone says, "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"?
That is an example of hyperbole.
rhetorical question
involving/influencing the Reader
Which device uses exaggerated statements to emphasize a point?
Hyperbole
the weather is like the sun
Simile
What device is used in the phrase
"as brave as a lion"?
A simile is used in that phrase.
Personificstion
offering a better Image of what is Happening
What is it called when human characteristics are given to non-human things?
Personification
Heart
Symbol
What do you call something that is both "sweet" and "sour" at the same time?
An oxymoron.
Onomatopoeia
providing a better Image of the Action
What is the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas or terms called?
contrast
hope, love and faith
Climax