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Alliteration |
The repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds. Ex. "Stellar students synthesize sweet sentences." |
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Assonance |
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. Ex. "The light of the fire is a sight." (repetition of the long i sound) |
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Hyperbole |
Deliberate exaggeration, overstatement. Ex. "I’m so hungry I could eat a cow." |
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Imagery |
The ability to form mental images of things or events. |
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Irony |
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Ex. The irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend |
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Jargon |
Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject. Ex. I need a nurse to room 12 stat. (medical jargon for "in a hurry") |
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Metaphor |
A rhetorical figure of speech that compares two subjects without the use of “like” or “as.” Ex. "It was raining cats and dogs." |
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Mood |
The feeling or atmosphere of a piece. |
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Onomatopoeia |
The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning. Ex. Buzz, hiss or honk. |
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Oxymoron |
A combination of oppisites. Ex. Controlled chaos, old news, small giant. |
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Personification |
The projection of characteristics that normally belong only to humans onto objects, animals, or forces of nature. Ex. Her heart skipped a beat, The sun smiled down on them, The stars winked. |
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Rhetorical Question |
A question that is asked not to get an answer, but instead to emphasize a point. Ex.Does it look like I care? Are you kidding me? Do birds fly? |
