Lit Devices

3. placement of 2 things side by side to emphasize contrast
5. a fanciful image that serves to create an especially elaborate or startling analogy
6. speaking to a person who is not present or who cannot answer back
9. close repetition of similar vowel sounds
10. a line or verse which continues into the following line without a grammatical break
12. the opposite of what is expected occurs
13. 2 apparently contradictory terms that express a paradox
15. a pause in the rhythm of a line or verse to create emphasis
17. figure of speech in which emphasis is achieved by deliberate exageration
19. the author's attitude toward his/her material or audience or both

1. something that stands for something else
2. close repetition of similar consonant sounds
4. repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning
7. poetry that lacks regular meter and line length
8. repetition of an identical word or group of words in successive verses or clauses
11. a reference to a familiar person or thing
14. when 2 unlike objects are compared by substituting one for the other
16. a comparison of 2 unlike object usually using like or as
18. a statement which appears to be self-contradictory, contains a basis of truth that reconciles the seeming opposites