tropes Word Scramble

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
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metaphorcomparrison between two different things.
similecomparrison between two different things using "like"or "as".
synecdochewhen a group of words paints a picture of another word or object.
metonymysubstitution of a suggested word for what is meant.
antanaclasisone word repeated twice but used differently both times.
paronomasiawords used are alike in sound but different in meaning.
syllepsisa phrase used once but meant two ways.
personificationgiving inanimate objects human like qualities or abilities.
hyperboleexaggeration for heightened effect with some truth.
litotespurposeful use of an understatement.
rhetorical questionasking a question bit not expecting an answer.
ironysaying the opposite of what it meant. when the reader knows something the character doesn't. the character can't help what may happen known or not.
onomatapoeiause of a word whose sound is used when said.
oxymoronputting two contradicting words together.
paradoxcontradicting statement that contains some truth.
periphrasissubstitution of a proper noun with words that describe it.