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An unexpected descriptive comparison using like or as.
Ex* Sick as a dog. |
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An unexpected descriptive comparison not using like or as.
Ex* This class is hell. |
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A uniquely descriptive exaggeration.
Ex* I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! |
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Giving human qualities to animals or objects.
Ex* My cat talked to me. |
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Giving human qualities to entities not human (Gods).
Ex* Hercules was hungry. |
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The poetically least expected event in the given circumstance.
Ex* The iron was cold. (lol) |
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A contradiction that nevertheless rings true.
Ex* Alone in a crowd. |
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A description that uses or refers to another peice of literature or history.
Ex* My parents are in the midst of a cold war. |
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The poetic opposite of the idea in question.
Ex* My cell phone is the antithesis of brand new. (My cell phone sucks/is trashed/etc.) |
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Two contradictory descriptive terms used to describe the same idea.
Ex* Adult male, creation science. |
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Usually an undesirable form of figurative language because it is expected or overused.
Ex* On that fateful day... |
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A figure of speech unique to a culture of region.
Ex* That sucks, screw you, etc. |
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The use of the senses to decribe.
Ex* The soft, cool wind caressed my cheek... |
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The placement of two phrases adjacent to each other so to achieve a third effect.
Ex* Two cars on the same road in the same lane going opposite directions... |
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The use of part of an item to refer to an entire item.
Ex* I had to study for a year to get my wings. (flight school) |
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Saying less than expected to mean more than could be said.
Ex* A bit less than perfect. |
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The imitation of the sound made by the described item.
Ex* Clip clop, crash, boom, bang, etc. |
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The repitition of the initial consonant sounds.
Ex* She sells sea shells by the sea shore. |
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The repitition of consonant sounds.
Ex* Start taking those batting tips. |
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The repitition of vowel sounds.
Ex* The moon was boon in my room. |
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Rhyming within a line of poetry.
Ex* The funny bunny liked hunny. |
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The tradional "elementary school" rhyme- At the end.
Ex* I saw a cow,
And I asked, how? |
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Single syllable rhyme.
Ex* Spit in the pit. |
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Multi-syllabic rhyme.
Ex* Funny bunny. |
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An approximate rhyme, frequently using the same vowel.
Ex* Moon, phone. |
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Unstressed followed by stressed:
pah-Oom |
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Stressed followed by unstressed:
Oom-pah |
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Two unstressed followed by one stressed:
pah-pah-Oom |
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One stressed followed by two unstressed:
Oom-pah-pah |
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(a)1 (a) (a)
(b) (b) (b)
(a)2 (a)1 (a)2
Ex* Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night |
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Three interlocking quatrains followed by a heroic couplet. Always about love.
Ex* Shakespere's sonnets |
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6 stanzas of 6 lines, one of 3 lines.
Same words at end of each line.
Ex* House, grandmother, child, stove, almanac, tears. |
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