Stylistic device
Description
Example(s)
repetition of a sound at the
beginning of neighbouring words
fun fact, weak and weary, live love laugh
expression of meaning by using
language that typically means the opposite
Well done! Now you broke it.
direct comparison of two different things without using the words as or like
He's a couch potato
form of parallelism which repeats the same word(s) at the beginning of
neighbouring sentences
Come in, I say. Come in and eat with us.
technique of representing animals or objects as if they were (like) human beings
The city never sleeps.
a question to which the answer seems
obvious and is therefore not necessary
Do birds fly?
statement in which the true magnitude of an idea or event is presented as less valuable or important than it actually is
Global warming is a bit of a problem.
hyperbole
synechdoche
wordplay/pun
oxymoron
simile
enumeration
a) strong exaggeration used for serious or comedic effect
b) use of a word which may be understood in multiple different ways
c) listing of words, phrases or ideas
d) apparently contradictory terms appearing together
e) comparison using the words as or like
f) a part representing the whole or vice versa
g) use of a word that imitates the sound it refers to
a) onomatopoeia
b) personification
c) parallelism
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