District Assessment Practice Flashcards
the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
antithesis
omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses
asyndeton
an inverted relationship between the syndactic elements of the literal meaning
chiasmus
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite
irony
a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated
metonymy
a statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer
rhetorical question
a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole
synecdoche
the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
zeugma
the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
alliteration
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
allusion
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
hyperbole
writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses
imagery
An expression that cannot be understood if taken literally
idiom
the presentation of a thing with underemphasis, especially in order to achieve a greater result
meiosis
a word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
metaphor
