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Alliteration – The repetition of beginning sounds at the beginning of words. Examples… Sweet smell of success, Jump for joy, a dime a dozen.
Poetry
Assonance – Vowel sounds within words. Examples… Mellow wedding bells, Crumbling thunder of seas, In the middle of little Italy. Consonance – The repeating of vowel sounds but not consonants. Examples… We rush into a rain, short and sweet, she struck some bad luck.
Metaphor – Saying something is that it is not. Examples… The clouds are weeping, the big orange ball in the sky, Life is a rollercoaster. Personification – Giving human qualities to non-living things. Examples… Time never waits for anyone, Trees were dancing in the wind, and the lightening lashed out with anger.
Symbol – Concrete object representing an abstract idea. Examples… The rose is a symbol of love, the dove is a symbol of peace, the butterfly symbol means rebirth.
Simile – Comparing using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Examples… Moat as deep as the ocean, Light as bright as the sun, Taste like candy. Oxymoron – Using two opposite words to describe the same thing. Examples… Sounds of silence, hot ice, cold fire.
Allusion – Historical, biblical or political reference. Examples… As smart as Bush, I am no Prince Hamlet, I am as strong as Hercules.
Repetition – The repeating of the same word. Examples… Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream, One fish two fish red fish blue fish, We wish you a merry Christmas we wish you a merry Christmas we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year. Rhyme – Similar sounding words. Examples… I do not like green eggs and ham said Sam I am, Humpty dumpty sat on a wall, humpty dumpty had a great fall, Cat in the hat.
Hyperbole – an extreme exaggeration Examples… I’ve told you a million times! , Stop bugging me! , For the last time, do not eat in the Science lab!
