Alliteration Assonance

Repeated consonant sounds at the Repeated vowel sounds in words placed

beginning of words placed near each other near each other, usually on the same or
or next to each other. adjacent lines.

E.g. The barbarians broke through the barricade. E.g. Go slow over the road to nowhere.
 Metaphor Hyperbole

A direct comparison of two unlike things A figure of speech that presents an

stating that one is the other or does the overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis.
actions of the other.

E.g. His stomach was a twisted storm of butterflies. E.g. I’ve told you to clean your room a million times.
 Personification Onomatopoeia

Giving human characteristics to something The formation of a word to imitate the

non-human such as an object, animal, or natural sound of something associated with
abstract idea. it.
E.g. The days crept by slowly, sorrowfully. E.g. The clang of the pots and pans woke the baby.
 Oxymoron
A combination of two words that appear to
contradict each other.
E.g. Clearly confused, seriously funny, bittersweet,
deafening silence, old news.
Paradox
A statement which seems contradictory but
may reveal an unexpected truth.
E.g. You’ve got to be cruel to be kind.