Figuartive Language Flashcards
A hint of something either positive or negative to come later in the story
In Romeo and Juliet, both main character state early on that they would rather defy their families and be in love than live apart
Foreshadowing
Exaggeration used for dramatic effect
Hyberbole
Special vocabulary see within specific culture or trade
Jargon
Type of comparison using two dissimilar ideas to contrast against each other
Juxtaposition
Mooring two unlike things
Metaphor
A word or phrase that imitates he sound t describe
Onomatopoeia
Blending two opposites or contradictory terms
Oxymoron
An animal or object or idea is given a human characteristics
Personification
A play on words
Pun
Comparing two unlike things using “like” or “as”
Simile
Something hat stands for or represents an idea, quality, condition of an object
Symbolism
The repetition of sounds at the BEGINNINGS of words
“Sally Sells Seashell”
Alliteration
