What is alliteration? Alliteration is the repeating of a syllable or sound at the beginning of words (it doesn’t have …
Rhyme
What is rhyme? Rhyme is the repeating of a syllable or sound at the end of words (the words don’t …
Hyperbole
What is hyperbole? Hyperbole is the deliberate use of exaggeration to create feeling (sympathy, anger, humour) or an impression. Note …
Rhetorical Question
What is a rhetorical question? A rhetorical question is a question that doesn’t need or want an answer. It is …
Personification
*also called anthropomorphism What is personification? Personification is the giving of human qualities to non-human things. Uses of personification Personification …
Paradox
What is a paradox? A paradox is a sentence that at first seems to be true, but actually has a …
Parallelism
What is parallelism? Parallelism is a technique of ‘balancing’ sentences (meaning all parts are similar) by repeating a form or …
Irony
What is irony? Over time many people have argued about what constitutes irony. Additionally, some believe irony is now something …
Oxymoron
What is an oxymoron? Oxymorons are descriptions that use two words that are completely the opposite. A lot of the …
Assonance
What is assonance? Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence. It is different from consonance (repetition of …