Identifying Techniques Flashcards
“The wind whispered through the trees.”
Personification
“She sells seashells by the seashore.”
Alliteration
“Life is a rollercoaster.”
Metaphor
“The sky was as dark as coal.”
Simile
“It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.”
Hyperbole
“He’s a real Einstein.”
Allusion
“The buzzing bee flew away.”
Onomatopoeia
“The fire crackled and the rain pattered against the window.”
Imagery
“Freedom is slavery.”
Paradox
“I came, I saw, I conquered.”
Asyndeton
“You are the light in my life.”
Metaphor
“My alarm clock yells at me every morning.”
Personification
“He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.”
Litotes
“The crown announced a new policy.”
Metonymy
“His explanation was as clear as mud.”
Irony
“The room was filled with the scent of roses, the warmth of the sun, and the sounds of chirping birds.”
Imagery
“Her smile was bright, and her eyes even brighter.”
Parallelism
“A part of me will always be with you.”
Synecdoche
“The repeated sound of ‘o’ in ‘cold, lonely road.’”
Assonance
“O death, where is thy sting?”
Apostrophe
“The world is a stage, and we are merely players.”
Metaphor
“The thunder roared angrily as the wind howled like a wolf.”
Personification, Simile
“She was drowning in a sea of paperwork, her mind as chaotic as a storm.”
Metaphor, Simile
“The sun smiled down on the earth, warming it with gentle rays.”
Personification, Imagery
