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What is an Oxymoron?

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A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, such as 'deafening silence'.

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What is Personification?

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A literary device used to give human characteristics to non-human objects or abstract ideas, like saying 'the wind whispered'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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A literary device that involves the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect, such as 'I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is Consonance?

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A literary device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase, like 'pitter patter'.

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What is Imagery?

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A literary device used to create a special effect or feeling by making interesting or creative comparisons, often appealing to the senses.

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What is a Simile?

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as', such as 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as', such as 'time is a thief'.

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What is Alliteration?

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A literary device that involves the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words, like 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is Assonance?

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A literary device that involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words, such as 'mellow wedding bells'.

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What is Metonymy?

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A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, like 'the crown' for 'the monarchy'.