1. Huh? I still don’t get it!!!

2. He’s as mad as a cut snake
Simile
He’s as mad as a cut snake

3. Acronym

4. You are a silly sausage He is an ox of a man
Metaphor
You are a silly sausage
He is an ox of a man

5. Pun

6. Repetition, 1st person narrative and rhyme
I wonder how many stars in the sky?
I wonder why we have to die?
I wonder how many times you say no?
I wonder where this silly rhyme will go?

7. The waves washed wildly over the wary surfers.
Alliteration
The waves washed wildly over the wary surfers.

8. Allusion

9. I am the scarlett letter and Romeo the enemy
Metaphor and allusion
I am the scarlett letter and Romeo the enemy

10. The love ‘tween their children healed the hate ‘tween the two familes
Irony/Juxtaposition
The love ‘tween their children healed the hate ‘tween the two familes

11. Acronym
RSPCA
ISA
SEETEL
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12. Little did he know… that this person was his mortal enemy!
Foreshadowing – of a major twist in the plot – creates dramatic irony… when the reader / viewer knows something that a particular character doesn’t know!
Little did he know… that this person was his mortal enemy!

13. Oxymoron

14. Jargon Composer Responder Text Language forms and features
Textual evidence
Context
Intertextual

15. Hyperbole I’ve told you a million times…
I’m gonna kill him for playing that prank!!!!
He lives and breaths cricket
There was a mountain of work still to be done

16. Ambiguity, Contrast and imagery
The figure wore a black hat and stood firm on the top stair. The child wore a white nightie and crouched on the bottom stair.

17. Satire/Allusion

18. Juxtaposition/Contrast

19. Satire

20. Irony

21. Personification
The sun smiled down and the she-oaks sighed in the breeze.
The sports car caressed the bitumen and the trees shuddered with fear

22. Pun/Stereotype/Imagery
Bank failures in Japan We all know that financial uncertainty has hit many countries, including Japan. Did you hear? The Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived.
Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, and Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit, but they remain in the black. Furthermore, 500 staff at Karate Bank got the chop and analysts report that there is something fishy going on at Sushi Bank where it is feared that staff may get a raw deal.

23. Jargon

24. Pun

25. Ambiguity

26. Euphemism “We need to talk…” Being economical with the truth
“it’s not you… it’s me”
“We need to talk…”
Being economical with the truth
James has a casual approach to homework
The old woman passed away quietly in her sleep
“I need to go to the bathroom”
“I have to do a number 2!!”

27. Pun/Colloquialism

28. Innuendo “Men who have large noisy cars have small appeal”
Scarlett Johansen has big teeth.

29. Hyperbole

30. Personification

31. Satire

32. Oxymoron

33. Sarcasm

34. Onomatopoeia

35. Oxymoron

36. Imperative

37. Stereotype

38. Stay tuned…
To be continued…