Alliteration is a term to describe a literary device in which a series of words begin with the same

consonant sound.

Examples:

1. Busy as a bee
2. Dead as a doornail
3. Get your goat
4. Give up the ghost
5. Good as gold

Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. It is used to reinforce the
meanings of words or to set the mood.

Examples:

1. Hear the mellow wedding bells" by Edgar Allen Poe

2. "Try to light the fire"
3. "I lie down by the side fo my bride"/"Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese"/"Hear the lark
and harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground" by Pink Floyd
4. "It's hot and it's monotonous." by Sondheim
5. "The crumbling thunder of seas" by Robert Louis Stevenson

Consonance is a pleasing sounding caused by the repetition of consonant sounds within

sentences, phrases, or in poems. Typically this repetition occurs at the end of the words, but may
also be found within a word or at the beginning.

Examples:

1. Blank and think

2. Spelled and scald
3. Sent and went
4. Dawn goes down
5. Laughed and deft

Adverbs can mystify writers because they have a number of different functions within the
English language. Reviewing examples of adverbs and adverb phrases can help you identify
them and use this part of speech effectively. With a couple adverbs by your side, you can add
further description, describe an action, or intensify the meaning of another word.

Adverbs of Time

An adverb of time provides more information about when a verb takes place. Adverbs of time
are usually placed at the beginning or end of a sentence. When it is of particular importance to
express the moment something happened we’ll put it at the start of a sentence.
Examples:

1. So far, we have found twelve grammar mistakes.

2. I haven’t been going to the gym lately.
3. We recently bought a new car.

Adverbs of Place

Adverbs of place illustrate where the verb is happening. It’s usually placed after the main verb or
object, or at the end of the sentence.

Examples:

1. We went into the cave, and there were bats everywhere!

2. One day when my dad wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, he walked into a
wall.
3. There aren’t any Pokémon here, let’s look somewhere else

Adverbs of Manner

Adverbs of manner provide more information about how a verb is done. Adverbs of manner are
probably the most common of all adverbs. They’re easy to spot too. Most of them will end in –
ly.

Examples:

1. The young soldier folded his clothes neatly in a pile at the end of his bunk.
2. I politely opened the door for my grandmother as she stepped out of the car.
3. A fat orange and white cat rested lazily on the sofa.

Adverbs of Degree

Adverbs of degree explain the level or intensity of a verb, adjective, or even another adverb.

Examples:

1. Can I come to the movies too?

2. Aren’t you hungry? You’ve hardly touched your dinner.
3. I’m so excited to see the new James Bond movie!
Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of frequency explain how often the verb occurs. They’re often placed directly before the
main verb of a sentence.

Examples:

1. I rarely eat fast food these days.

2. Tom usually takes his dog for a walk before breakfast.
3. They always go to the same restaurant every Friday.

Imagery means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way
that it appeals to our physical senses.

Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation
of ideas in our minds. The word “imagery” is associated with mental pictures. However, this idea
is but partially correct. Imagery, to be realistic, turns out to be more complex than just a picture.

Examples:

1. It was dark and dim in the forest.

The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.
2. The children were screaming and shouting in the fields.
“Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing, or auditory sense.
3. He whiffed the aroma of brewed coffee.
“Whiff” and “aroma” evoke our sense of smell, or olfactory sense.
4. The girl ran her hands on a soft satin fabric.
The idea of “soft” in this example appeals to our sense of touch, or tactile sense.
5. The fresh and juicy orange is very cold and sweet.
“Juicy” and “sweet” – when associated with oranges – have an effect on our sense of
taste, or gustatory sense.

Differences in Lyric & Epic

Epic and lyric poems describe two of the most common and well-known types of literature. By
better understanding the ways that these types of poetry differ, readers in general and students
who are studying these types of works can not only identify an epic or a lyric but can also better
understand the meaning and purpose of these styles.

Length

Epic poems are usually quite long, much longer than lyric poems, which are short by definition.
The most famous epic poems, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," both written by Homer, are as
long as a contemporary novel. A lyric poem, meanwhile, is usually less than a page long.
Purpose

The purpose of an epic poem is to show us the exploits of a particular hero or set of heroes. It
usually involves important elements of history and can spread across several countries and
periods of time or across different planes of existence (for example, "The Divine Comedy" by
Dante takes place in heaven and hell. A lyric poem, though, is usually focused on an individual
emotion or experience.

Main Character

The epic poem is often written from a third-person perspective, with a writer describing the
exploits of a hero at the center of the action. For example, Achilles is the hero at the center of
"The Iliad," and Odysseus is the hero of the epic poem "The Odyssey." A lyric poem often is
written from a first-person point of view, with an "I" telling the reader about a personal
experience or emotional response.

Form

Epic poems come in several different forms, depending on the language in which they are written
and the time period. The similarity, though, is that all epics are written in some poetic form,
often including rhyming. Lyric poetry, though often in forms (such as the sonnet), may also be
written in free verse with lines that do not rhyme.

Synonyms provide variety in our speech or writing. And, since there are endless arrays of
synonyms, it's possible to avoid over-usage and repetition.

Examples:

Amazing: astounding, surprising, Fertile, fruitful, abundant, Polite: courteous,

stunning productive cordial, gracious
Annihilation: destruction, Gargantuan: colossal,
carnage, extinction mammoth, tremendous

Antonyms can be used to demonstrate contrast between two things or provide clues as to what is
meant.

Achieve - Fail Giant - Dwarf Random - Specific

Afraid - Confident Gloomy - Cheerful

Active voice

In most English sentences with an action verb, the subject performs the action denoted by
the verb.

Examples:

Passive voice

One can change the normal word order of many active sentences (those with a direct object) so
that the subject is no longer active, but is, instead, being acted upon by the verb - or passive.

Examples: