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Paste a passage, poem, or scene and find every juxtaposition, two contrasting things placed side by side for effect, with both sides quoted, the effect explained, and each instance checked against foil, oxymoron, and antithesis.

Paste any story, chapter, or scene and pinpoint every instance of foreshadowing, each hint quoted, named by type (direct, symbolic, dialogue, mood, or Chekhov's gun), and explained for what it points toward and how.

Paste any text, speech, or lyrics and pinpoint every true instance of hyperbole in it, each one quoted, explained for what it exaggerates and why, and kept separate from a literal exaggeration, a lie, or a worn idiom, or switch modes to generate original hyperbole for any topic or feeling you give it.

Paste any passage, poem, or speech and find every allusion in it, each reference quoted, named for the source it points to (biblical, mythological, literary, historical, or cultural), and explained for the meaning it adds.

Paste any passage, poem, or song lyrics and pinpoint every figure of speech, each one quoted, named by type (simile, metaphor, personification, and more), and explained for its meaning and effect.

Paste any poem, story, or song lyrics and find every instance of consonance in it, each consonant sound quoted, named, and placed at its start, middle, or end, kept separate from assonance, alliteration, and rhyme.

Paste any passage, poem, or song lyrics and pinpoint every instance of personification in it, each one quoted, named for the human trait or action it gives to an object, animal, force of nature, or idea, and explained for its effect, or switch modes to get personification suggested for a scene you are writing.

Paste any poem, story, comic, or song lyrics and find every onomatopoeia in it, each sound word quoted, matched to the noise it imitates, and explained for its effect on rhythm and mood, or switch modes to get fitting onomatopoeia suggested for a scene you are writing.

Paste any passage, speech, headline, or a single word and find every true oxymoron in it, each pair quoted, explained for its contradiction and effect, and kept separate from a juxtaposition or a paradox, or switch modes to look up common oxymoron pairings for a word you give it.

Paste any poem, tongue twister, story, or headline and find every instance of alliteration in it, each starting sound quoted, named, and explained for its effect on rhythm, emphasis, and memorability, kept separate from assonance and consonance.

Paste any speech, poem, essay, or passage and find every instance of anaphora in it, each repeated phrase quoted and the clauses it opens named, explained for its rhetorical effect, or check a single passage you're unsure about, or learn the device from scratch through Martin Luther King Jr. and Winston Churchill's most famous lines, kept separate from epistrophe and coincidental repetition.

Paste any poem, story, or song lyrics and find every instance of assonance in it, each vowel sound quoted, named, and explained for its effect on rhythm, mood, and musicality, kept separate from consonance and alliteration.