| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Alliteration | repetition of the same letter |
| anaphora | repitition of words or phrases for emphasis |
| asyndeton | omission of conjunctions |
| chiasmus | a-b-b-a arrangement of words |
| ellipsis | ommision of words |
| hyperbole | exageration |
| metaphor | expression of meaning through an image |
| metonymy | substitution of one word for another that it suggests |
| onomatopoeia | use of words that sound like their meanings |
| oxymoron | use of apparent contradiction |
| personification | human characteristics applied to something not human |
| polysyndeton | use of many conjuctions |
| simile | comparison using sicut, similis, or velut |
| Tmesis | separation of a compound word into two parts |
| zeugma | use of one word in two different senses simultaneously |
| apostrophe | addressing a person who isn't present |
Combine with other sets
Share on Facebook
Share on MySpace