| A | B |
|---|
| simile | comparison using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison where one thing is another |
| personification | giving human or living qualities to something that's not human |
| image | a word picture or mental picture of something not present or real |
| sensory language | appeals to five senses; hearing, smelling,tasting,touching,and seeing |
| allusion | reference or mention of a person or thing with which the reader is presumed to be familiar with |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| repitition | repeats the same line ot phrases, which are either in close proximity or at the end of each stanza |
| alliteration | using the same sound to begin a series of words |
| idiom | refers to words,phrases, or patterns of expression |
| dialect | refers to the words and pronounciation of a particular region or group |
| slang | refers to very formal and sub-standard vocabulary |
| jargon | refers to words or phrases developed by a particular group to fit their own needs |
| paradox | is a device in which an apparent contradiction reveals an unexpected truth |
| rhythm | in speach a combination of vocal speeds, rises and falls,and starts and stops |
| onomatopoeia | blended of constanant and vowel sounds designed to initiateor suggest a situation or action |
