Alliteration
the recurrence of initial consonant sounds
Allusion
a reference to an event, literary work, or person
Analogy
compares two different things that have similar characteristics
Amplification
repeats word/expression for emphasis - "love, real love, takes time
Anaphora
repeats word/phrase in successive phrases
Antithesis
contrast or opposition between two things - "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
Hyperbole
extreme exaggeration
Metaphor
comparing two things by stating one is the other
Onomatopoeia
words that imitate sounds
Oxymoron
a two word paradox - "jumbo shrimp, deafening silence
Parallelism
uses words/phrases with a similar structure - "like father, like son; easy come, easy go
Simile
comparison using like or as
Understatement
makes an idea less important than really is - "I'm a little tired "(after running a marathon)
Cobbler
(upperclass slang for "an idiot")
Withal
(nevertheless)
Triumph
(a parade)
Tributaries
(captives)
Tiber
(river in Rome)
Cull
(to separate or select)
Pompey's blood
(his offspring)
Intermit
(to stop, interrupt)
Vulgar
(common people)
Pitch
(upward flight)
Servilee
(too submissive)
Replication
(a duplicate)
Press
(a crowd)
Wont
(customary action)
Congitations
(thoughts)
Lief
(to prefer)
Buffet
(to fight or strike at)
Stemming
(to block or prevent)
Brooked
(put up with; to allow)
Meet
(suitable)
Chidden
(scolded)
Fain
(gladly)
Chopt
(chapped)
Falling-sickness
(epilepsy)
Blunt
(dull, foolish)
Mettle
(character)
Rived
(split, torn in half)
Prodigies
(extraordinary events)
Unbraced
(with open jacket)
Prodigious
(great size or power)
Thews
(muscles; strength)
Hinds
(female deer or servants)
Offal
(trash, waste, refuse)
Redress
(make right again)
Gait
(manner of walking)
Praetor
(a judge)
Repair
(to go)
Hie
(to hurry)