ENGLISH REVIWEER (FIGURES OF SPEECH) Flashcards
Are special ways of using words to make the language more expressive. They add color, depth, and meaning to what we say or write.
Figures of Speech
A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
A figure of speech that directly compares two different things by saying one is the other, without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
A figure of speech where human characteristics are given to non-human objects, animals, or ideas.
Personification
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or humorous effect.
Hyperbole
Two contradictory words
placed together.
EXAMPLE:
Bittersweet memories
Oxymoron
A contrast between
expectation and reality.
Irony
What are the types of Irony?
1). Verbal
2). Situational
3). Dramatic
Type of Irony where usually takes it in a sarcastic way.
Verbal
Type of Irony where the expected outcome is the complete opposite.
Situational
Type of Irony where the actor/character doesn’t know what has happened but the audience knows.
Dramatic
A polite way to say
something that might be
unpleasant.
Euphemism
A play on words, often for
humorous effect.
Pun
The repetition of a word or
phrase at the beginning of
successive clauses.
Anaphora
Addressing an absent
person or personified object as if they were present.
Apostrophe
