A contrast between expectation and reality

comparison of 2 differ. things that are similar in some way

the direct opposite, a sharp contrast

same letter/ sound at the beginning/closely connected words

anything that represents itself/stands for something else

Repetition of consonant sound within 2+words close proximity

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Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Hyperbole
Symbol/Symbolism
Imagery
Consonance
2
Hyperbole
A contrast between expectation and reality
figure of speech when an object/animal is given human traits
exaggeration
anything that represents itself/stands for something else
3
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Oxymoron
Personification
Consonance
Ethos
4
Irony
Appeal to emotion
Description that appeals to the senses
anything that represents itself/stands for something else
A contrast between expectation and reality
5
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Allusion
Irony
Ellipsis
Alliteration
6
A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Ellipsis
Oxymoron
Imagery
Personification
7
three periods (...) indicating the omission of words in a thought or quotation
Ellipsis
Ethos
Pathos
Allusion
8
Analogy
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
exaggeration
comparison of 2 differ. things that are similar in some way
word choice
9
Ethos
Appeal to emotion
credibility
word choice
exaggeration
10
word choice
Consonance
Personification
Imagery
Diction
11
Antithesis
credibility
word choice
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
12
Pathos
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
Appeal to emotion
credibility
exaggeration
13
Alliteration
credibility
same letter/ sound at the beginning/closely connected words
word choice
figure of speech when an object/animal is given human traits
14
Symbol/Symbolism
A contrast between expectation and reality
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
same letter/ sound at the beginning/closely connected words
anything that represents itself/stands for something else
15
Consonance
Description that appeals to the senses
the direct opposite, a sharp contrast
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
Repetition of consonant sound within 2+words close proximity

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