1. Huh? I still don’t get it!!! http://coolstuffschool.com

2. Simile He’s as mad as a cut snake http://coolstuffschool.com

3. Acronym http://coolstuffschool.com

4. Metaphor You are a silly sausage He is an ox of a man http://coolstuffschool.com

5. Pun http://coolstuffschool.com

6. Repetition, 1 st 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? http://coolstuffschool.com

7. Alliteration The waves washed wildly over the wary surfers. http://coolstuffschool.com

8. Allusion http://coolstuffschool.com

9. Metaphor and allusion I am the scarlett letter and Romeo the enemy http://coolstuffschool.com

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

11. Acronym RSPCA ISA SEETEL HSC http://coolstuffschool.com

12. 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! http://coolstuffschool.com

13. Oxymoron http://coolstuffschool.com

14. Jargon Composer Responder Text Language forms and features Textual evidence Context Intertextual http://coolstuffschool.com

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 http://coolstuffschool.com

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. http://coolstuffschool.com

17. Satire/Allusion http://coolstuffschool.com

18. Juxtaposition/Contrast http://coolstuffschool.com

19. Satire http://coolstuffschool.com

20. Irony http://coolstuffschool.com

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 http://coolstuffschool.com

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. http://coolstuffschool.com

23. Jargon http://coolstuffschool.com

24. Pun http://coolstuffschool.com

25. Ambiguity http://coolstuffschool.com

26. Euphemism “ 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!!” http://coolstuffschool.com

27. Pun/Colloquialism http://coolstuffschool.com

28. Innuendo “Men who have large noisy cars have small appeal” Scarlett Johansen has big teeth. http://coolstuffschool.com

29. Hyperbole http://coolstuffschool.com

30. Personification http://coolstuffschool.com

31. Satire http://coolstuffschool.com

32. Oxymoron http://coolstuffschool.com

33. Sarcasm http://coolstuffschool.com

34. Onomatopoeia http://coolstuffschool.com

35. Oxymoron http://coolstuffschool.com

36. Imperative http://coolstuffschool.com

37. Stereotype http://coolstuffschool.com

38. Stay tuned… To be continued… http://coolstuffschool.com