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Figurative devices
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Hiss/ buzz
Hiss/ buzz
Onomatopoeia
Crunch/ crack and other harsh sounds
Crunch/ crack and other harsh sounds
Cacophony
Gentle sounds like sw
Gentle sounds like sw
Euphony
The blue moon saloon
The blue moon saloon
Alliteration
The ring on her finger meant forever
The ring on her finger meant forever
Consonance
original copy
original copy
Oxymoron
He was as slow as a turtle
He was as slow as a turtle
Simile
The more we learn the less we know
The more we learn the less we know
Paradox
Her emerald eyes glowed with anticipation
Her emerald eyes glowed with anticipation
Metaphor
"smooth move" he said as I dropped my lunch
"smooth move" he said as I dropped my lunch
Verbal irony
I got a letter from the Crown concerning my case.
I got a letter from the Crown concerning my case.
Metonymy
He was a real Jeckyll and Hyde
He was a real Jeckyll and Hyde
Allusion
That car must go about a million miles an hour.
That car must go about a million miles an hour.
Hyperbole
I came, I saw, I conqured
I came, I saw, I conqured
Paralellism
All hands on deck
All hands on deck
Synecdoche
Cinderella Penguin went to the snowball.
Cinderella Penguin went to the snowball.
Pun
Johnny steals a test but it's the wrong test
Johnny steals a test but it's the wrong test
Situational irony
"What a lovely day," says Johhny but we know he's about to be hit with a water balloon.
"What a lovely day," says Johhny but we know he's about to be hit with a water balloon.
Dramatic irony
"Woe, you've really outdone yourself," he said as he looked at the frozen dinner I had microwaved.
"Woe, you've really outdone yourself," he said as he looked at the frozen dinner I had microwaved.
Understatement
Mocking humour for social change
Mocking humour for social change
Satire
We gave it 110%
We gave it 110%
Cliche
Sally sells sea shells
Sally sells sea shells
Alliteration
Kind; cruel
Kind; cruel
AntithesisB
Oh Mom, why are you not here?
Oh Mom, why are you not here?
Apostrophe
Life is la roller coaster. There are several parts to it, it moves quickly and often makes us scream
Life is la roller coaster. There are several parts to it, it moves quickly and often makes us scream
Analogy
This term is often misapplied Asian when Lord of the Rings was said to represent World WAr Two
This term is often misapplied Asian when Lord of the Rings was said to represent World WAr Two
Allegory
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