metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things where one represents the other - something is something else.
simile
A comparison between two unlike things where one thing is similar to another - something is like something else. (Will always use like or as)
personification
When something inhuman (inanimate, animal, or even an idea) is given human-like qualities.
hyperbole
Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.
allusion
Making a reference to something else. The reader should get the reference without it being explained.
alliteration
When words share the same BEGINNING CONSONANTsound.
assonance
Words with the same internal VOWEL sound.
consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds at the ENDS of words or WITHIN words
onomatopoeia
When a word is defined by its sound.
internal rhyme
rhyme that occurs WITHIN a single line of poetry
imagery
the descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences
repetition
the recurrence of words, phrases, or lines
metonymy
substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Euphemism
An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant
pathetic fallacy
The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example angry clouds; a cruel wind.