stylistic devices

• parallelism


  Using components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or have similar sounds or construction. “Like father, like son.” or “They got together and talked, laughed and giggled.”
• personification


  When an idea or animal is given human characteristics. “The sky weeps.”

  Helps readers empathise with non-human characters.

  Gives deeper meanings as well.
• alliteration


  repetition of initial consonant sound

  grabs reader's attention, puntctuates words.
• anaphora


  repeating the first part of a sentence.

  emphasis on words

  could create emotional effect like passion in audience (esp. in speeches)

  adds rhythm, making it easier to remember
• hyperbole


  exxageration of ideas

  creates amusing effect

  helps with visualization
• metaphor


  imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else in a contextual way

  makes writing memorable

  creates an image for the reader
• rhetorical question


  question which is meant to be unanswered

  used to persuade ppl

  emphasizing a point being made