parts of speech/figures of speech/literary devices

analogy

comparing two things that are similar in some ways, but different in others

simile

comparing two things using “like” or “as”

metaphor

comparing two things that’s does not use “like” or “as”

hyperbole

used exaggeration/overstatement for emphasis

personification

figure of speech giving human characteristics to objects/non human organisms

pun

humorous play on words that use similar sounds, but different meanings

idiom

a common expression understood figuratively, as the literal definition makes no sense

oxymoron

figure of speech in which conflicting or contradictory terms appear side by side

irony

words meaning the opposite of their literal meaning

onomatopoeia

formation or use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to

allusion

referencing/representing a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art directly or by implication (“Chocolate was her Achilles’ heel.” -referring to Greek mythology)

cliche

often. repeated or used phrase or statement that has been used to much it has become trite and like of meaningless (“walk a mile in another’s shoes”)

generalization

general statement or concept about people or a group of things

alliteration

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words