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Consonance
• Mike likes his new bike.
• I will crawl away the ball.
• He stood on the road and cried.
Onomatopoeia
• Every day, every night, in every way, I am getting better and better.”
Epiphora
• “Hourly joys be still upon you! Juno sings her blessings on you … Scarcity and want
shall shun you, Ceres’ blessing so is on you.”
• “I’m a Pepper, he’s a Pepper, she’s a Pepper, we’re a Pepper. Wouldn’t you like to
be a Pepper, too? Dr. Pepper.”
• “Fie, fie, thou shamest thy shape, thy love, thy wit, Which, like a userer, abound’st in all,
And uses none in that true sense indeed Which should bedeck thy shape, thy love, thy wit.”
Simile
Metaphor
• “It rained a bit more than usual.” – Describing an area being flooded by heavy rained.
Metonymy
• “England decides to keep check on immigration.” (England refers to the government.)
• “The pen is mightier than the sword.” (Pen refers to written words, and sword to military
force.)
• “The Oval Office was busy in work.” (The Oval Office is a metonymy, as it stands for
people who work in the office.)
Synecdoche
• Boots on the ground—refers to soldiers
• New wheels—refers to a new car
• Ask for her hand—refers to asking a woman to marry
Euphemism
Rhetorical question
• “Who knows?”
• “Are you stupid?”
Climax
• In Romeo and Juliet, the climax is often recognized as being the moment
when Romeo kills Tybalt. At this point, Romeo is doomed and the play
• Act naturally.
• Alone together.
• Amazingly awful.
Parallelism
Prosopopoeia
All several sins, all used in each degree,