crit. reading, figures of speech, and hypertexts Flashcards
It is what the mind does from the material we have read.
critical thinking
Drawing out unsaid ideas in the text based on what is said.
Inferences
A writer’s tool in creatively expressing an idea. Words and phrases transcend their literal meaning.
Expressions that appear to say one thing but mean another.
FIGURES OF SPEECH
Direct comparison of 2 DIFFERENT things
simile
Direct comparison of 2 different things but without like or as.
metaphor
Giving human attributes to nonhuman objects.
personification
figure of speech that is exaggerated
hyperbole
Using sounds to represent the producer of the sound
ONOMATOPEIA
Repetition of the first consonant
Tongue twisters
ALLITERATION
A part for a whole or a whole for a part
SYNECDOCHE
The word is associated with its meaning
METONYMY
Two opposite words, logically have a meaning, but you have to understand what it means.
OXYMORON
The sentence itself is the paradox or is contradictory
PARADOX
figure of speech that shows sarcasm
IRONY
A mild term substitutes a harsh term
EUPHEMISM
