Poetic Devices in "A Consumer's Report"

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