| A | B |
|---|
| ALLUSION | a reference in a story to a work of art or literature |
| ALLITERATION | the repetition of the initial consanant sound |
| END RHYME | a rhyme that occurs at the end of a line |
| HYPERBOLE | a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
| PERSONIFICATION | a figure of speech that gives an inanimate object or abstract idea human traits or qualities |
| SIMILE | a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared using “like” or “as” |
| METAPHOR | a comparison between two unlike things |
| DRAMATIC IRONY | when the audience knows something the character in a play or movie does not |
| SITUATIONAL IRONY | something happens that is different from what was expected |
