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literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people.
Ex: Star Wars, Hobbit |
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exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Ex: The box weighed a ton. |
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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Ex: The fire station burned down. |
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expressing the writer's emotions, usually briefly and in stanzas or recognized forms
I felt a Funeral, in my Brain,
And Mourners to and fro
Kept treading - treading - till it seemed
That Sense was breaking through -
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the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
Ex:"suit" for business executive or "the track" for horse racing. |
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prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history.
Ex: textbooks |
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the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Ex: sizzle,pop,boom |
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a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
Ex: In a paradox, he has discovered that stepping back from his job has increased the rewards he gleans from it. |
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the action or fact of persuading someone or of being persuaded to do or believe something.
Ex: Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left. |
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correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Ex: fat and cat; blue and clue |
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Slant rhyme, known also as half-rhyme or imperfect rhyme, refers to words that almost rhyme or appear to the eye to do so.
Ex: farm and yard; said and paid |
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a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa.
Ex: Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”). |
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