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| the repition of constant sounds generally at the beginning of words. Can be used to emphasize, reinforce meaning or create a musical effect |
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| a reference to a well known character, place or situation from history, music, art or another work of literature. |
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| a comparison that shows similarity between two things that ware otherwise dissimilar. |
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| a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two seemingly unlike things. |
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| a figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison between two seemingly unlike things. |
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| the use of a word or phrase that imitates or suggests the sound of what it describes. |
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| the use of a series of words, phrases, or sentences that have similar gramatical form. |
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| a figure of speech in which an animal, an object, a force of nature, or an idea is given human characteristics. |
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| persuasive techniques used by speakers and writers of literary works especially those written to persuade. |
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| a contrast or discrepancy between reality , or what is expected and what really happens. |
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| the audience or readers know info that the characters do not |
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| the opposite of what is expected |
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| says one thing but means another |
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| an author uses clues in the text to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story. |
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| obvious and intentional exaggeration. |
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| the repition of same or similiar vowel sounds within non-rhyming words. |
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