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| a comparison between two things that are essentially dissimilar. The comparison is directly stated through words such as "as" or "like". Eg His heart throbs like a furnace. The piece burnt like a comet... |
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| giving the attributes/ characteristics of a human being to an animal, objects of idea (Time marched on) |
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| is a play on double meaning of words or phrases |
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| when the opposite of what is meant is stated in order to intentionally hurt someone's feelings |
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| an implied comparison between things which are essentially dissimilar (mouldly hair, he was a pig) |
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| an implied comparison between things which are essentially dissimilar (mouldly hair, he was a pig) |
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| the use of a part for the whole idea (hippocratic eye for doctor, all hands on deck, head for cow) |
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| a literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings. There are three types...Situational irony, dramatic irony and verbal irony |
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| directly addressing an abstract quality or a non existent person as thought it were present |
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| exaggeration used for effect, not to deceive. |
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| something with two levels of meanings. Characters objects events and settings can represent something else beyond themselves (dove for peaces, red rose for love etc) |
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| the collection or patterns of images within a poem or other artistic work |
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| repitition or initial consonant sounds in nearby words eg love's labour, fair freedom flag. |
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| the resemblance between two different things (eg the computer is like brain, the stock market is like a roller coaster) |
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| the use of words which sound like what they mean eg BANG BANG POW KAPOW. |
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| two WORDS that are placed together; they are contradictory yet have truth in them "bitter sweet" ..JUMBO SHRIMP is not one, they must be exact opposite words. |
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| use of closely related idea for hte idea itself (the pen is mightier than the sword, crown for kind, white house for the u.s government) |
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| a seeming contradictions of ideas words clauses or sentences within a balanced grammatical structure ( man proposes, god disposes) |
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| direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure, place or event from history, literature, mythology or the bible. (the first coming of Dorians, His herculean strength ) |
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| a statement where there is an apparant contradiction which is true |
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| an extended narrative with a second meaning |
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| harsh sounds produced for poetic effect, sometimes words are difficult to pronounce |
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| a statement which is contrary to or opposes itself or another |
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| close repitition or identical consonant sounds before and after different vowels |
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