| A | B |
|---|
| allusion | referring to a classic that the reader is expected to recognize |
| anecdote | a brief story to illustrate a point |
| hyperbole | over exaggeration |
| imagery | appealing to the five senses |
| parallelism | using the same grammatical structure to make ideas equal |
| rhetorical question | a question to provoke thought- not an answer |
| aphorism | a short, trite statement about life |
| repetition | repeated words or phrases |
| simile | a comparison using "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | a direct comparison |
| antithesis | placing two contrasting ideas next or near to each other |
| paradox | a statement that appears to be contradictory but is in fact true |
| conceit | an elaborate comparison throughout an entire work |
