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| The repitition of initial consonant sounds. |
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| The repitition of initial voewl sounds. |
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| a reference to a well known person, myth, historical event or biblical reference. |
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| When two contrasts are presented close together. |
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| Language that is not meant literally. |
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| A literary device that serves as an interruption in the actionto show a scene that took place earlier. |
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| A hint of things to come; usually unpleasant. |
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| A situation that is opposite of what you'd expect, or a comment that means something very different from what the speaker is saying. |
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| Metaphors are comparisons between two unlike things that do not use 'like' or 'do' |
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| The use of words that sound like what they mean. |
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| A self contradictory expression. |
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| Speaking of an inanimate object as humean. Giving an objest human qualities. |
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| An unnecessary question, made unnecessary because the speaker goes on to answer his/her own question. |
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| A comparison between two things using the word 'lile' or 'as' |
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| The opposite of a hyperbole, because it downplays the severity of a situation. |
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