| A | B |
|---|
| alliteration | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| allusion | "He met his Nemesis." |
| assonance | "cry" "side" "mine" "type" |
| consonance | "...a murmuring of immemorial elms..." |
| hyperbole | "...the shot heard 'round the world..." |
| verbal irony | As I fell down the stairs headfirst, I heard her say, "Look at that coordination!" |
| situational irony | The cobbler's children go barefoot because they have no shoes. |
| dramatic irony | Oedipus curses the murderer of Laius, not realizing that he is cursing himself. |
| metaphor | "Time is money." |
| onomatopoeia | "buzz" "bang" "hiss" "splash" |
| oxymoron | "sweet sorrow" "cold fire" |
| paradox | "Much madness is divinest sense." |
| personification | "The train wailed in the night." |
| pun | Mercutio with his dying breath: "Look for me tomorrow and you will find me a grave man." |
| sarcasm | "It's easy to quit smoking--I've done it many times." |
| simile | "The warrior fought like a lion." |
