Epistrophe

What is epistrophe? Epistrophe is the repeating of words or phrases at the end of sentences or clauses. It is …

Anaphora

What is anaphora? Anaphora is the repeating of the same words or phrases at the beginning of clauses. It is …

Chiasmus

What is chiasmus? Chiasmus is a statement (or question) formed by reversing the parts of a sentence. Most people don’t …

Koan

What is a koan? A koan is an idea borrowed from Zen Buddhism. It refers to a philosophical question or …

Soraismus

What is soraismus? Soraismus is mixing different languages, often using foreign words incorrectly or without understanding the word’s true meaning. …

Synecdoche

What is synecdoche? Synecdoche is when a part of something is used to represent the whole thing, or a whole …

Simile (simple)

What is a simile? Similes are used to compare two things using ‘as … as…’ or ‘…is like…’. How to …

Metaphor (simple)

What is a metaphor? A metaphor uses the ideas and characteristics of one object to describe another object. Examples Metaphor …

Analogy

What is an analogy? An analogy is using one thing or event to explain the qualities of another thing or …