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Example :

1) Clearly misunderstood
2) Exact Estimate
3) Small Crowd
4) Act Naturally
5) Found Missing
6) Fully Empty
7) Pretty ugly
8) Seriously funny
9) Only choice
10) Original copies
"And miles to go before I sleep, and miles to go
before I sleep.“

--Robert Frost "Stopping by Woods on a


Snowy Evening"
Alliteration is focused on the sound of a word and not the
letters in the word. So for example, “k” and “c” could both
be used alliteratively (cherry cookies in the kitchen).
Words do not need to be directly next to each other in the
sentence to be alliteration.

❖ All Adam ate in August was apples and almonds.


❖ Come and clean your closet, Kevin.
❖ Even elephants enjoy eating eggs every day.
❑ where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?
❑ A good cook could cook as many cookies as a good cook who could cook
cookies.
❑ Black bug bit a big black bear. But where is the big black bear that the big
black bug bit?
❑ Sheep should sleep in a shed.
❑ A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back.
❑ Show Shawn Sharon's shabby shoes.
Alliteration in Names
Coca-Cola
Donald Duck
Dunkin' Donuts
Krispy Kreme
Mickey Mouse
Wonder Woman
There are many common expressions that are examples of synecdoche.
Here is a list of some of these examples:

• Boots on the ground—refers to soldiers


• Plastic—can refer to credit cards
• The White House—can refer to statements made by individuals within
the United States government
• If "the world" is not treating you well, that would not be the entire world
but just a part of it that you've encountered.
• The word "society" is often used to refer to a specific sector of society.
• The word "police" can be used to represent one or several officers.
• When people say "The New York Times" printed a new story, they mean
one specific journalist wrote a new piece.
•Crown - in place of a royal person
crown.
We will swear loyalty to the

•The White House or The Oval Office - used


in place of the President or White House staff
The White House will be making an announcement
around noon today.
Washington - to refer to the US government
After the protests, maybe Washington will listen to the voters.
Silicon Valley - to refer to the tech industry
Silicon Valley is constantly pushing the boundaries in innovation.
Hollywood - to refer to the film industry
It seems like people will do whatever Hollywood says is cool.
Tongue - used in place of language.
I couldn’t understand them because they spoke in their mother tongue.
What Is Euphemism? – Meaning and Definition
The term ‘euphemism’ refers to those words or a phrase that can be used to convey
something unpleasant, sad or considered taboo. It is the art of communicating something in
a less annoying and much lighter tone or in an indirect manner.

His great-grandfather passed away last week.


We have a differently-abled man working as security.
We got to know that the family was on the streets, and so we are trying to help them in
every way possible.
Shankar belongs to a well-to-do family.
Rory was planning to go over to her parents’ house to break the news of the bun in the oven.
What Is Assonance? – Meaning and Definition
Assonance is a figure of speech that is characterised by the use of words having similar vowel
sounds consecutively. It can be said to be a variation of alliteration.

Examples of Assonance in Literature


Example 1:
“Tyger, tyger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,” (‘The Tyger’ by William Blake)
In the above example, you can see the use of the repetition of the ‘i’ sound in the words
tyger, tyger, bright and night, which is an example of how assonance can be applied.
Example 2:
William Wordsworth, in his poem, ‘Daffodils’, applies assonance when he says he saw, “A
host, of golden daffodils”. The words host and golden have a similar ‘o’ sound, which is an
example of assonance.
What Are Litotes? – Meaning and Definition
Litotes are statements that use a double negative to bring out a positive meaning. It is
written with the use of ‘not’ followed by the opposite of the adjective. Adjectives are
used in their degrees of comparison to create an effect.

Examples of Litotes for Everyday Use


Sudha isn’t a bad singer.
Renjith is going to Japan for a year. That is not such a short time.
We are not as young as we used to be, are we?
What is a Transferred Epithet?
A transferred epithet is a figure of speech where an adjective usually describing one thing is
shifted to another. Instead of describing a person, it describes an object or situation that
relates to that person, adding emotional or descriptive depth in a creative way. For
example, in the phrase “sleepy road,” “sleepy” usually describes a person, but it is used to
give a mood to the road itself. This makes the language more interesting and expressive.

“A sleepless night” – Nights cannot experience sleep, but this describes how it felt to
someone who couldn’t sleep during it.
“The happy morning” – Mornings don’t have feelings, but this phrase might describe the
pleasant atmosphere of the start of a day.
“The merciless winter” – Winter isn’t capable of showing mercy, but this describes its
severe cold and harsh conditions.
Apostrophe – A Figure of Speech
Apostrophe is a figure of speech that is used to address someone who is
absent or already dead. It can also be used to address an abstract quality
or idea, and even a non-living object.

Come on, Phone, give me a ring!


Chocolate, why must you be so delicious?
Alarm clock, please don’t fail me.
Seven, you are my lucky number!
Thank you, my guardian angel, for this parking space!
Heaven, help us.

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