Figures of speech
Simile: His hair is dark as the hyacinth blossom.
Metaphor: Flame-coloured are his wings
Personnification: The oaktree shook its head.
Alliteration (repetition of initial conssonants) : She sat silently. / 'tis true, 'tis true
Assonance (repetition of voyel sounds) : As the shadow of the rose.
Consonance (repetition of consonants within words) : __________________________
Other forms :
Apostrophe = Talking directly to a person (dead or alive).
Hyperbole = Exaggeration.
Oxymoron = Contrasting elements. example: Sounds of Silence
Symbolism, Imagery (senses like hearing, seeing, smelling, touching, tasting) , Level of Language (from slang to informal to formal), Irony, Pun.
Friday, October 2, 2009
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