Poetic Devices in "A Consumer's Report"
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metonymy example
"The White House declared" rather than "The President declared"
Sarcasm
the use of irony to mock or convey contempt
Alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
tautology
unnecessary repetition
Irony
A contrast between expectation and reality
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things using like or as
Metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
Metonymy
A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is associated with it
Enjambment
the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
epigram
witty comment
