3rd Long Test Flashcards
1
Q
an indirect comparison of unlike objects with the use of “as” or “like”.
A
Simile
2
Q
a direct comparison of unlike objects.
A
Metaphor
3
Q
nonhuman objects are given human qualities.
A
Personification
4
Q
exaggeration.
A
Hyperbole
5
Q
understatement using double negatives.
A
Litotes
6
Q
a susbstitute word or groups of word for an abstarct idea.
A
Metonymy
7
Q
the susbtitute word is part of a whole.
A
Synecdoche
8
Q
the word suggests or imitates
A
Onomatopoeia
