Stylistic Devices
Alliteration (She sells sea shells)
Easier to remember, hammered into your head
Irony (saying one thing but meaning the other)
Creates tension, provokes the reader, highlights contradictions
Euphemism (The fest wasn't that bad)
You make it more positive so you hide the negative aspects
Hyperbole (I'm so hungry I could eat a horse)
Highlights important aspects in the text
Metaphor (To break a heart)
Creates an image in front of the readers inner eye, makes it seem more alive
Rhetorical question (Are you out of your mind?)
Creates a dramatic effect, you do not really want an answer, the answer is clear
Personification (The sky kissed the earth)
Makes the sentence more understandable, more intense, creates an image in your head
Symbol (Heart)
Creates an atmosphere without saying it
Parallelism (What you see is what you get)
Makes it easier to understand the message of a text
Climax (I came, saw and conquered)
Emphasizes what you alread read, dramatical escalation
Repetition (It's okay, It's okay)
Highlights the phrase
Antithesis (Love is hate, war is peace)
To hightlight differences, encourages critical thinking