Vocabulary 21-22

Repeating the same beginning sound in more than two words.

• anaphora

• alliteration

• connotation

• diction

An obvious or extreme exaggeration

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole

A comparison between two unlike without using "like", "as" or "than"

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

A saying that isn't meant to be taken literally

• hyperbole

• litotes

• idiom

• metaphor

A comparison using like or as

• metaphor

• simile

• anaphora

• hyperbole

Giving human characteristics to non-human objects

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

A repeated vowel sound

• assonance

• connotation

• alliteration

• anaphora

Repetition of the first part of a sentence or phrase to achieve artistic effect

• alliteration

• anaphora

• assonance

• syntax

the writer's attitude toward the subject and characters -

Common words to describe this term are playful, sarcastic, humorous, serious, formal, informal

• mood

• tone

• litotes

• connotation

This place is a pigsty.

This is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• idiom

• hyperbole