Figure of speech that gives meaning through a comparison
Metaphor
String of words that start with the same letter
e.g. Adam’s amazing apples
Alliteration
The use of sensory words to paint pictures in your mind
e.g. flowing ripples of water overlapping smoothly
Imagery
Comparison using the word like or as
e.g. giraffes as big as a tower
Simile
Contradictory terms used next to each other
e.g. Unfaithful faith
Oxymoron
Exaggerated statements
e.g. I could eat a horse
Hyperbole
Word play/puns
Paronomasia
A part symbolising the whole
e.g all hands on deck (hands represent workers)
Synecdoche