โพ ALLITERATION: repetition of consonant letters or sounds at the beginning of words within a sentence
โค ex) Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers.
โพ ALLUSION: reference to something famous
โค ex) Youโre not Superman.
โพ ANAPHORA: repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive sentences or phrases
โค ex) Go big or go home.
โพ ASSONANCE: repetition of a vowel sound in a sentence
โค ex) The beast traveled east to reach the beach.
โพ CLICHร: phrase repeated so often it loses meaning
โค ex) They all lived happily ever after.
โพ CONSONANCE: repetition of a consonance sound in a sentence
โค ex) Tuckโs luck struck when the truck did not get stuck in the muck.
โพ HYPERBOLE: exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
โค ex) He ran faster than the speed of light.
โพ IDIOM: no literal meaning but implies meaning
โค ex) Thereโs something fishy going on here.
โพ IMAGERY: vivid descriptions utilizing the senses
โค ex) The rising sun casted a rosy hue across the morning sky.
โพ IRONY: what actually happens contradicts the expected
โค ex) The fire station burned down.
โพ LITOTES: using negative words to describe something positive
โพ METAPHOR: direct comparison between unrelated things; describing something as something it is not for effect
โพ METONYMY: a word replaced by another closely associated word
โค ex) He swore loyalty to the crown. (crown=king/queen)
โพ ONOMATOPOEIA: words used to express sound
โค ex) Bang! Boo! Crash! Ouch! Zonk!
โพ OXYMORON: words that contradict each other but make sense together nonetheless
โพ PERSONIFICATION: giving inanimate objects human qualities or a sense of life
โค ex) The wind whistled.
โพ PUN: a play on words that adds extra meaning
โค ex) Grammar lovers have a lot of comma sense.
โพ SARCASM: caustic use of words or ironic remark used to mock something
โค ex) I love having writerโs block.
โพ SIMILE: comparison between things using the words โasโ or โlikeโ
โค ex) Her eyes shined like diamonds.
โพ SYMBOLISM: using an item or word to describe an abstract idea
โค ex) He raised his flag high to show his patriotism.
โพ SYNECDOCHE: word used to represent a whole
โค ex) She didnโt have cash so she paid with plastic. (plastic=credit card)
โพ TAUTOLOGY: repetition of words or phrases to emphasize statement
โค ex) It is what it is.
โพ UNDERSTATEMENT: making something less important than it is
โค ex) Itโs not that serious. Itโs only the end of the world.