Language Techniques

2. Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.
3. Giving human characteristics to something non-human such as an object, animal, or abstract idea.
5. A figure of speech in which a person, place or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it.
6. Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other or next to each other.
8. A direct comparison of two unlike things stating that one is the other or does the actions of the other.
10. A brief reference to a person, historical event, work of art, or biblical or mythological situation or character.
13. When an ordinary object, event, animal, or person represents extraordinary meaning or significance.
15. A statement that appears contradictory but may reveal a deeper truth.
16. When a whole object or idea is referred to by the name of one of its smaller parts.

1. The formation of a word to imitate the natural sound of something associated with it.
4. A direct comparison between two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
7. An understatement, used to lessen the effect of something that might sound harsh, offensive or hurtful.
9. A joke exploiting words which sound alike but have different meanings.
11. A group of words that has a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
12. A phrase that combines two words that are opposite or contradictory in meaning.
14. Vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates mental pictures for the reader.
17. A figure of speech that presents an overstatement or exaggeration for emphasis.