Alliteration

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 …