English (Grade 11) pt. 2

Question 1

Figurative language

Answer 1

Figurative language is the opposite of literal language.
Figurative language means something different to (and usually “more than”) what the words mean on the surface level:

Question 2

Figures of Thought

Answer 2

Otherwise known as “tropes” meaning turns or conversions.
These words or phrases are used (in fact, turned or converted) in a way that changes their meaning.

Metaphor, simile, personification, paradox, pun, pathetic fallacy, synecdoche, oxymoron, hyperbole, allusion

Question 3

Figures of Speech

Answer 3

Otherwise known as “schemes”.
These are words that remain literal in meaning; however, the arrangement of the words create a special rhythmic effect or pattern.

Rhetorical question, anaphora, epiphora, polysyndeton, balance, antithesis, chiasmus, parallelism, irony

Question 4

Figures of Sound

Answer 4

These are words or phrases used to convey and reinforce the meaning through the skillful use of sound.

Alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia