| 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..." |
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | The cobbler's children go barefoot because they have no shoes. |
| METAPHOR | "Time is money." |
| ONOMATOPOEIA | "buzz" "bang" "hiss" "splash" |
| OXYMORON | "sweet sorrow" "cold fire" |
| PERSONIFICATION | "The train wailed in the night." |
| PUN | "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." |
| FOIL | A character that is opposite/shows a striking contrast to another character in actions, thoughts and/or feelings |
| TRAGIC HERO | A character that is opposite/shows a striking contrast to another character in actions, thoughts and/or feelings |
| DYNAMIC CHARACTER | A character that has many dimentions and can change as the plot unfolds |
| STATIC CHARACTER | character has one or two dimentions does not change |
