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| 7150570780 | Alliteration | When words start with the same letter Ex. Sheisa saw starfishes swimming slowly | 0 | |
| 7150571251 | Allusion | Like a indirect reference to something Ex. Sheisa with all that lying you'll nose will grow like Pinocchio's | 1 | |
| 7150571512 | Apostrophe | A sort of punctuation mark to talk about someone's belongings or to omit(take out) certain numbers or letters Ex. "That is Sheisa's pencil" or "I didn't do my room" | 2 | |
| 7150575282 | Analogy | A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification Ex. Life is hard, no one said it was going to be a piece of cake. Or, pain is like the tides of the ocean, it comes and go | 3 | |
| 7150575472 | Anthropomorphism | Is the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities. Giving human traits or abilities to non human things. | 4 | |
| 7150579863 | Assonance | The repetition of sound of a vowel in near words Ex. Go mow the lawn. Or, I went here and there and everywhere | 5 | |
| 7150617367 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. | 6 | |
| 7150617761 | Cadence | The rhythm or flow of a series of words. Is the natural rise and fall of sound that contributes to a melodic pattern. Often depends on the inflection of a person's voice and the place where a writer chooses to end a line, as well as reflecting where a line speeds up and slows down. | 7 | |
| 7150617762 | Catharsis | Is the releasing of an emotion. Like pity, fear, sadness,etc. Ex.Like when you are going through a breakup and you put sad songs to release sadness. Or, when you see a scary movie knowing it will release fear in you. Or, when you see someone being rejected which makes you feel pity. | 8 | |
| 7150642913 | Conceit | Is like a comparison on two unlikely things Ex. "Fit like a stick" trying to say that the person is very skinny. Or, "don't steal someone's thunder" meaning to stop taking the credit of someone's else. Or, "A friend is like a one-dollar bill on your pocket" meaning that friends come and go like a dollar bill | 9 | |
| 7150642914 | Consonance | Sounds that repeat, like a pattern of consonants(letters that aren't vowels). Refers to repetitive sounds produced by consonants within a sentence or phrase. Ex. Stacy stayed still or, she lived in a tent because she was sent so she went | 10 | |
| 7150643196 | Dissonance | A harsh sound in words that don't harmonize together. Is the use of harsh-sounding, unusual, or impolite words in poetry to create a disturbing effect or to catch the reader's attention by interrupting a smooth flow of words. It is considered to be the opposite of assonance. | 11 | |
| 7150643197 | Enjambment | Is like lines or sentence that don't end with punctuation Ex. The sun shined As the sky smiled That's when I knew it was a new day. | 12 | |
| 7150654935 | Euphemism | Like sugar coating words Ex."They are doing the deed" meaning well you know. Or, "he/she is in a better place" sugar coating that someone is dead. | 13 | |
| 7150655306 | Euphony | Words or sounds that are in harmony with each other. It can be defined as the use of words and phrases that are distinguished as having a wide range of noteworthy melody or loveliness in the sounds they create. | 14 | |
| 7150655307 | Hyperbole | Over exaggerating Ex. "I could jump as high as the sky" or "she skinny like a stick" or "I would never finish this work" | 15 | |
| 7150655588 | Inversion | Is like reversing how the sentence should be Ex. "Yesterday I ate" instead of "I ate yesterday". Or like, "I again am hungry" instead of " I am hungry again" | 16 | |
| 7150672455 | Irony | Is the difference of expectations(how something appears) and the reality. Or, like what person says and what it really means. ( like sarcasm but not exactly) Ex.Like when it's raining and someone says "How wonderful". Or when someone says "I hate you" jokingly saying the opposite | 17 | |
| 7150672456 | Metonym | Replacing a word for something else Ex. "I'll lend you a hand" meaning to give help. Or, "I want your eyes and ears on me" meaning that person wants your attention | 18 | |
| 7150672683 | Oxymoron | When two opposite things are together to create an effect Ex. "Lovely hater" or "she was pretty ugly" or "you're clearly confused" (love and hate are opposites, pretty and ugly are opposites, and clear and confused are opposites as well) | 19 | |
| 7150682531 | Paradox | A statement that contradicts itself, but that has some truth in it Ex. People demand respect when they don't even respect themselves(Especially girls nowadays) Or, everyone is equal however some are more equal than others(today's world state that everyone is equal however you can see that that's a lie. Not everyone is equal like they make it seem) | 20 | |
| 7150682532 | Parallelism | Is using components(pieces) in a sentence that are the same in grammar, sound or meaning. It adds rhythm or repetition and flow Ex."Like mother, like daughter" ("like" repeats giving it repetition, rhythm) or "Monkey see, monkey do" (gives flow and repetition) | 21 | |
| 7150682947 | Personification | Giving characteristics to non-human things like objects, animals, nature, etc. Ex. "The sun smiles so brightly at me" giving characteristics to the sun. Or, "The sky cried as everything went dark" giving characteristics to the rain and sky | 22 | |
| 7150694080 | Refrain | A verse(line) where a poem is divided into different parts. To repeat, either in the wording or it also add rhythm Ex. "Pain comes and goes," Don't dwell on the past because it will blind you Blind you from the unknown future Don't build walls, Don't let pain consume you, Let it make you stronger...let it be a lesson Remember, "pain comes and goes" | 23 | |
| 7150694081 | Phallic Imagery | Anything that relates to or resembles the private part of a male (Maybe) Ex. Like a banana | 24 | |
| 7150694561 | In Medias Rex | Is when a story begins somewhere in the middle not in the beginning Ex. Instead of starting a story with like "Once upon a time" it starts when something is already taking place like. "Don't leave" she shouts. He ignores her and smacks her leaving a burning mark on her cheek. The man leaves the room and she is left tied in chains on a wall. It's hopeless, she would never get out of there. (The story starts in the middle of conflict, not in the beginning) | 25 | |
| 7150708247 | Stream of Consciousness | When you are writing the thoughts or feelings of a character. Ex. "She felt alone. She felt like no one understood her. "Why am I so alone?" she would think to herself. She always believed that the world was against when she did nothing wrong. Her father comes and goes just for money, her mother neglects her, she has no friends because everyone thought she was weird. "I wish I was never born" she would always think when she laid in her bed as the tears run down he cheeks." (The thoughts of a character) | 26 | |
| 7150708248 | Chorus | Part of a song or poem that is repeated. Ex. Dark as the night, Swiftly like the wind, You shall not find her; For when you do it will be your last day She's fast as light, And has eyes everywhere, She knows all; So, do not challenge her... Dark as the night, Swiftly like the wind, You shall not find her; For when you do it will be your last day | 27 | |
| 7150711834 | Tragic Flaw | A trait a character has that will lead him/her to its downfall, this character is most likely the hero in the story. Some traits could be pride, ignorance, lack of judgment, indecisiveness, etc. Ex. Like any character who puts him or herself in risk to protect their love ones. Like Katniss in the Hunger Games who volunteers to protect her sister. Or, Lucifer with pride and ignorance who thinks he will be as great like God. | 28 | |
| 7150711835 | Pathos | Is like a sort of persuasion. You can see this in words, gestures or pictures. It's to make the person feel feelings like pity, sadness, etc. It can be an experience in life or a work of art that can make you feel this way. Ex. Like ads about dogs where they look sad trying to convince you to adopt them, or ads to make you donate by showing you horrible conditions that kids are living in. (Makes you feel sad, pity) | 29 | |
| 7150717811 | Dramatic Irony | Is when you know more than the characters in a story or movie, etc. Ex. Like when you know who the serial killer is and the characters are still trying to find out. Or, like in Romeo and Juliet where Romeo thought Juliet was dead but we knew she wasn't but he didn't so he killed himself. Or, when we know who the villain is already, etc. | 30 | |
| 7150718141 | Diction | Is the word choice, like the different speaking styles that writers or speakers or characters use. Ex. "Hello my name is Sheisa Tapia, how are you today?" (You can say this style is like forma;), "Hi I'm Sheisa, how you doing?" (This is more informal, it's just the different way people speak or write.) | 31 | |
| 7150718142 | Foil | Is a character that is complete opposite of another character. One of the characters wants to be like the other. Ex. Like God and Satan, their complete opposites. However, Satan wants to be like God. | 32 | |
| 7150719405 | Simile | It's when your comparing two things using "like" and "as". Ex. She is fragile "like" a flower. Or, her eyes are "like" shining stars. | 33 | |
| 7150719761 | Metaphor | It's a figure of speech. When your comparing unrelated things but that share common(same) characteristic. Doesn't use "like" and "as". Ex. Life is a game. Or, school is prison. Or, love is a roller coaster. | 34 |
