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Alliteration Definition
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration example
Becky's beagle barked and bayed, becoming bothersome for Billy.
Allusion definition
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
Allusion example
"Don't act like a Romeo in front of her."
Anadiplosis definition
repetition of the last word of one clause at the beginning of the following clause
Anadiplosis example
the crime was common, common be the pain
Analogy definition
A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.
Analogy example
"Structure of an atom is like a solar system. Nucleus is the sun and electrons are the planets revolving around their sun."
Anaphora definition
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines
Anaphora example
"THIS royal throne of kings, THIS sceptered isle, THIS earth of majesty, THIS seat of Mars"
Anastrophe definition
Inversion of the natural or usual word order
Anastrophe example
"Never his mind on where he was."
Antithesis definition
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Antithesis example
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
Aphorism definition
A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life.
Aphorism example
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Apostrophe definition
A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.
Apostrophe example
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star,
How I wonder what you are.
Up above the world so high,
Like a diamond in the sky."
Asyndeton definition
omission of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words
Asyndeton example
I came, I saw, I conquered
Chiasmus definition
a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases
Chiasmus example
"Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You."
Epanalepsis definition
device of repetition in which the same expression (single word or phrase) is repeated both at the beginning and at the end of the line, clause, or sentence.
Epanalepsis example
The king is dead, long live the king
Epistrophe definition
the repetition of a word at the end of successive clauses or sentences
Epistrophe example
"I'll have my bond! Speak not against my bond! I have sworn an oath that I will have my bond!" (The Merchant of Venice, III, iii, 3-4)
Euphemism definition
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive, usually regarding a social taboo (sex, death, excretory)
Euphemism example
saying "he passed on" rather than "he died"
Hyperbole definition
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole example
I've told you a million times.
Irony of situation
This refers to a happening that is the opposite of what is expected or intended.
Dramatic irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
Irony (of situation) example
A marriage counselor filed for divorce.
Dramatic Irony Example
In a scary movie, the character walks into a house and the audience knows the killer is in the house.
Verbal Irony
A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant
Verbal Irony example
Soft as a brick
Juxtaposition definition
Placement of two things closely together to emphasize comparisons or contrasts
Juxtaposition example
The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.
Metonymy definition
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Metonymy example
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Paradox definition
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Paradox example
Less is more
Polysyndeton Definition
Repetition of conjunctions within a sentence
Polysyndeton example
They read and studied and wrote and drilled. I laughed and played and talked and flunked.
Diacope Definition
Repetition of a word with one or more words between
Diacope example
We will do it, I tell you; we will do it.
Epizeuksis Definition
Repetition of a word or phrase without anything in between
Epizeuksis example
Run, run, run
Syndecdoche definition
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
Syndecdoche example
All hands on deck ("Hands" refers to sailors)
Litotes (understatement) definition
Understatement for effect, often used for irony
Litotes example
It isn't very serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
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