CREATIVE WRITING Flashcards
is a figure of speech that uses a part of something to refer to its whole
Synecdoche
The word allegory came from the latin allegoria means
means speaking to imply something else.
is a description using two opposite ideas to create an effective description. The format is often
an adjective proceeded by a noun.
Oxymoron
is a figure of speech that is formed by the use of a term (the name of an object or
an idea) to substitute another term that is closely related to the thing or idea.
Metonomy
Involves the use of descriptive language
Imagery
sight
Visual imagery
Hearing
Auditory imagery
Taste
Gustatory imagery
Smell
Olfactory imagery
Touch
Tactile imagery
A statement that seems contradictory but expresses truth
Paradox
repeated initial consonant sounds in multiple words.
Alliteration
word used to refer to something that is two or more steps removed
Metalepsis
used to refer to a general class of things
Antonomasia
(introduction/beginning)
Exposition
