Metapher
metaphor
The sun, a red medal of gold, took its course in the sky
Personifikation
personification
England is the mother of parliament
Vergleich
simile, comparison
Like a cloud of fire
hint:
like
as
than
Symbol
symbol
a skull
Anhäufung
accumulation
She is a sweet, charming, loveable lady.
Alliteration
alliteration
wasted in the winter wind
Anapher
anaphora
Art is a system … / Art is a form … / Art is a promise …
(Same beginning of a Sentence)
Wiederholung
repetition
Oh mother! What is bliss? Oh mother! What is hell?
Anspielung
allusion
When he met her, he met his waterloo
(Waterloo- Napoleon, ABBA)
Mehrdeutigkeit
ambiguty
The soup is very hot!
(hot - hot; spicy- hot)
Ellipse
ellipsis
What do you expect from it?
Not much.
(Not so much.)
Euphemismus
euphemism
He passed away yesterday.
(Statt: He died yesterday)
Hyperbel
hyperbole, exaggeration
Millions of people where gathered in the hall.
Wortspiel
pun
John Donne, Anne Donne, Undone
Rhetorische Frage
rhetorical question
Do Jewish not bleed?
Hypotaxe
hypotaxis
I went to the story because I needed milk.
If they don’t come, I will be ruined.
Inversion
inversion
When he met her, he met his waterloo.
Parallelismus
parallelism
If you stay, we’ll be happy. If you leave, we won’t hold you back.
Parataxe
parataxis
She opened the door, she stepped inside, she looked around and screamed
Klimax
climax
We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight.
Antiklimax
anticlimax
For our world, for our country, for our next meeting.
Antithese
antithesis
They promised freedom and provided slavery
Paradox
paradox / paradoxon
Cowards die many times before their deaths
Oxymoron
oxymoron
The loud silence.
Ironie
irony
That was an awsome day!
Aufzählung
enumeration
For my recipe I brought salt, pepper, sugar, flour and baking soda.
Zitate
qoutations
direct
indirect speech
dialogue
Genaue Beschreibung
detailed description
Fakten und Zahlen
facts and figures
Wahl der Worte
choice of words
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