A three-stepped increase of words or phrases

A comparison using "like" or "as"

When at least two consecutive words begin with the same letter

Describing a rather unpleasant thing in friendlier terms

Similar syntax in several sentences

The meaning is the opposite of what the author wants to say.

Direct (Explicit) Characterisation

The audience is given direct information about the character

A meaning is implied to a word that differs from the literal meaning

The omission of words which are necessary to make a complete sentence

Words that imitate sounds of things, animals or people

When a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes

A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together.

Reference to a person, political event, etc. that's familiar to a reader

A question where no answer is expected

Repeating of a sequence of words at the beginning of a sentence

A statement that essentially contradicts itself

Indirect (Implicit) Characterisation

The audience is not explicity told about the qualities of a character

A comparison not using "like" or "as"

Two or more words that seem in combination totally impossible

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Climax
A three-stepped increase of words or phrases
Two consecutive words that rhyme with each other
The low point in a text
When the meaning of a sentence is the opposite of what the writer means
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Simile
A story that is so gratifying that the reader smiles while reading it
When several sentences have the same amount of syllables in them
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
A comparison using "like" or "as"
3
Alliteration
A sentence that paints a very specific image in the mind of the reader
When at least two consecutive words begin with the same letter
When multiple literary devices are found in one sentence alone
When a sentence has several words that rhyme
4
Euphemism
Two or more words that seem in combination totally impossible
Describing a rather unpleasant thing in friendlier terms
A colloquial expression
A figure of speech where a thing, idea or animal is given human attributes
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Parallelism
Similar syntax in several sentences
When two sentences are considered "uneven"
When one story has a close similarity to another story
An exaggeration
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Irony
The meaning is the opposite of what the author wants to say.
When you leave the iron on your shirt too long
Two or more consecutive words beginning with the same letters
A rhetorical device where two opposite things are put together
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Direct (Explicit) Characterisation
A character in a text is very direct, making him / her unpleasant to others
The audience is given direct information about the character
A charecter is directly related to another character in a text
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Connotation
A three-stepped increase of words or phrases
A comparison using "like" or "as"
An exaggeration
A meaning is implied to a word that differs from the literal meaning
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Ellipsis
Half of a complete sentence
The omission of words which are necessary to make a complete sentence
A statement that essentially contradicts itself
When three consecutive words have one less syllable than the previous word
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Hyperbole
Describing a rather unpleasant thing in friendlier terms
Words that imitate sounds of things, animals or people
An exaggeration
Where two opposite things are put together
11
Onomatopoeia
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
A statement that embodies two opposing statements or ideas
The meaning is the opposite of what the author wants to say.
Words that imitate sounds of things, animals or people
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Personification
When a person in a story has an exceptionally strong character
Two polar opposites in one sentence
When a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes
Two consecutive words that rhyme with each other
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Antithesis
A rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together.
A question where no answer is expected
When a writer stresses a point that is against the feeling of the public
Two or more words that seem in combination totally impossible
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Allusion
Reference to a person, political event, etc. that's familiar to a reader
A play on words
When a rather uncomfortable thing is described in friendlier terms
When the reader has the feeling something is in the text that isn't there
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Rhetorical Question
A question that is highly inappropriate
A question that needs to be answered immediately
A question where no answer is expected
A question that does not include a quesiton word
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Anaphora
When a person is quoted in the middle of a sentence
Repeating of a sequence of words at the beginning of a sentence
Omission of one or more words that are needed to make a complete sentence
Ending a sentence with an exclamation mark
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Paradox
A slight exaggeration
Using metaphorical language in a sentence
A statement that essentially contradicts itself
A sentence that paints a clear picture in the mind of the reader
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Indirect (Implicit) Characterisation
When a character dies in the middle of a story
The audience is not explicity told about the qualities of a character
When a character has little importance in a text
The audience knows this character from a different story
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Metaphor
A comparison using "like" or "as"
An idea that is given to one character from a different character
When one specific word is stressed in a sentence
A comparison not using "like" or "as"
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Oxymoron
A three-stepped increase of words or phrases
A question where no answer is expected
Two or more words that seem in combination totally impossible
An idiot cow
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Pun
A play on words
The meaning is the opposite of what the author wants to say
A question where no answer is expected
Two or more consecutive words beginning with the same letter

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