We+Are+More-+Literary+Devices

__Hyperbole__ A hyperbole is a statement that is deliberately exaggerated to make a statement. I'm so bored, I'm considering doing my homework"

__Alliteration__

Alliteration occurs when many of the words in a sentence posses the same letter or sound at the beginning of each word. English is Extremely Effective in making me an Exhausted student."

__Rhythm & Rhyme__

A rhyme occurs when two or more words have a correspondence between two words or sounds. A rhythm in poetry is defined as a musical quality in poetry that occurs when there are rhymes. Love -> Dove is an example of a rhyme.

__Metaphor__ Comparing something to something else! "It hurt the way my tongue did after I accidentally stapled it."

__Analogy__ An analogy is a comparison between two things. Similar to a metahpor! The example I gave for metaphors can also be interpretted as analogies.  My brother just sat there, like a lamp.  __Repetition__

Repeating something that has already been said. "I like peanuts. I like peanuts"

__Personification__ Giving an inanimate object human characteristics. "The wind howled"

__Allusion__ To attempt to say something, without directly mentioning it.

__Oxymoron__

When two things contradict each other in conjunction. "Innocent Cheerleader" (just kidding)

__Euphemism__

A Euphemism occurs when someone substitutes a less-harsh expression in the place of saying something potentially offensive. "passing away" is a euphemism for dying.

__Imagery__

Using descriptive language to create a picture in someone's mind. As I trudged purposefully, but grudgingly through the wet, icy and wintery terrain of the Uvic campus, I couldn't help reminding myself how much I hate PE, as the sweat trickled down my back, and the icy wind bit at my arms.

__Irony__

Irony is language, or sarcasm used to make a point, using two opposite things. "My grandma used to say slow and steady wins the race. She died in a fire."

__Malapropism__

An Object that can be used to stir an emotion, idea, or a memory from a person.
Dove- Peace Gun- War Skull and Crossbones- Poison/Pirate

__Theme__
A Subject Matter. "The Hardships of Love" is the theme in Romeo and Juliet.