2.  The repetition of the first consonant sound in a word -Sally sold seashells by the seashore -Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers -What kind of alliterations can you think of?

3.  The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words -The fat cat lay down on the mat. -He’s too cool for school. -Can you write a sentence with assonance containing the word home?

4.  The repetition of ending sounds in words. -What luck Chuck had that he didn’t wreck his truck. -Chad’s dad was mad, because Chad was bad. Can you write two lines that rhyme?

5.  The use of words which imitate sound -Crack, pop, buzz, fizzle -When writing, italicize onomatopoeia when you want it to represent sound -Honk! Beep! Jan placed her hands over her ears while her mother drove through the traffic, so she wouldn’t have to listen to the harsh sounds of car horns.

6.  Uses “figures of speech”, not the literal meaning of words -Metaphors, similes, etc.

7.  A comparison between two objects using “like,” “as,” or “than”. -My dream played like a movie. -Amy was as quiet as a mouse. -That test was harder than a rock. -What simile can you write?

8.  A comparison between two dissimilar objects. Usually the words “is,” “are,” or “was” are used. -That test was a nightmare. -”You are no Van Gogh,” my art teacher told me.

9.  Giving inanimate or non-living objects human characteristics. -The shoes spoke to Lisa as she walked through the department store. -The answers for the test danced on the tip of John’s pencil, but he couldn’t force them onto the page.

10.  An expression that is particular to a group of people or culture.  Not meant to be literal!!!!! -It’s raining cats and dogs. -Why the long face? -Break a leg.

11.  A hyperbole is an exaggeration or overstatement. It is often meant to be humorous. -This class is lasting forever! -He inhaled his lunch. -How often do you use hyperboles in your every day speech?

12.  A pun is a play on words -I do it for the pun of it. -Math teachers have lots of problems. -A very low form of humor. -Shakespeare used the often!!

13.  A figure of speech that combines two words with opposite meanings. -Even the word oxymoron is an oxymoron: oxy is Greek for “sharp” and moron is Greek for “dull”! -jumbo shrimp, act naturally, calm storm, cold sweat, good grief

14.  Eliciting images in the reader’s mind through sensory and concrete details. -The young freckled boy creeps through the freshly mown lawn with his sleek, black, Cold BB gun in hopes of shooting the plump blue jay sitting on the log fence. -What kind of imagery have you seen in music that you listen too?

15.  A literary work in which misconduct of foolish action is attacked or made fun of  Includes political cartoons http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/politicalcartoons/ig/Political-Cartoons/Baby-New-Year.htm

16.  The technique of repeating important lines, words, or phrases of a poem for effect. -A refrain in a song… Can’t you see that I’m the one who understands you Been here all along why can’t you see? You belong with me