| A | B |
|---|
| ALLITERATION | "The twisting trout twinkled below." |
| ALLUSION | "He met his Nemesis." |
| ANTITHESIS | "To be or not to be..." |
| APOSTROPHE | "Ah, Muse! Inspire this poor blind poet to glory..." |
| 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." |
| SYNECDOCHE (METONYMY) | "He asked for the 'blue plate special.'" |
| UNDERSTATEMENT (LITOTES) | "I could probably manage to survive ona salary of 2 million dollars a year." |
