balance
innuendo
paradox
cliche
colloquialism
emotive language
hyperbole
listing
antonym
simple sentence
onomatopoeia
Short story of an amusing or interesting event.
comparison not using like or as
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
A word that spells a sound
Word formed from initials
Words that have similar or the same meaning
A play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sounds
but different meanings
Repeating a word or phrase, or rewording the same idea
Comparison using like or as
The collection and classification of data that are in the form of numbers
An overused saying or idea
acronym
Informal words or expressions not usually acceptable in formal writing
synonym
statistics
The deliberate use of strong emotive words to play on readers' feelings.
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a
point, or evoke humour
interjection
proverb
pun
compound sentence
repetition
A command
Includes reader/audience by assuming 'we all agree or disagree.'
A list of associated ideas or things
Words with opposite meanings
A sentence with one independent clause
simile
conjunction
A sentence with two or more independent clauses
Person, place, thing, or idea
preposition
Replaces a noun, Eg. I, she, he etc.
anecdote
noun
abstract noun
adverb
assonance
pronoun
verb
adjective
personification
inclusive language
Names an idea, quality, action, or feeling
An action word
Describes a noun
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
Giving human qualities to animals or objects
The repetition of vowel sounds
A word that joins two phrases or sentences
Shows a relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentences
eg. to, by, over
Expresses emotion eg. ah, whoops, ouch
Repeated pattern in the wording
alliteration
A statement that hints at something bad about another person
metaphor
A statement that puts together two ideas that seem to be opposite in meaning, but
which makes sense if you think about it
A wise old saying
imperative