english

Comparison/ Similie —→ lat

as motionless as a marble statue

a figure of speech that directly compares two different things, usually by employing the words "like" or "as."

main goal of a simile is to make a description more vivid

Antithesis

fearsome in its lethality yet graceful in its fluid effortless motion

a stylistic device that puts two contrasting or opposite ideas together in a balanced sentence structure. It’s used to highlight the conflict or the massive difference between two things.

metaphor

a blurred streak of lightning

is a figure of speech that directly compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as.

hyperbole

a figure of speech that uses extreme exaggeration to emphasize a point or evoke strong feelings.

chiasm/ parellism

( A cat does not dwell in your house, rather your house dwells within the cats territory (

where words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order to create a balanced, "criss-cross" effect.

Asyndeton

the paths of ancestors, the scent of the coming rain, the echoes of long forgotten grief

a list with commas without conjunctions

personifikation

with a subtle tilt of its head the fox calculated its next move

inanimate objects have human characteristics

alliteration

vibrant, velvet, visitor

hums and hovers

device where the same sound or letter appears at the beginning of words

Syndeton

with wagging tails and frantic licked and boundless joy and an unshakeable loyalty

syndeton is a sentence structure that uses conjunctions (like and, or, but)

vocab

elucidate , illustrate, clarify, illuminate

why are black cats black

created in the night , by the sun , burned in hell