figurative language Flashcards
using like or as in a comparison
simile
not using like or as in a comparison
metaphor
Making inanimate objects or non-emotional things, have feelings and life
personification
“exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.”
hyperbole
Sound effect words. Similar to the ones in a comic.
onomatopoeia
“An idea that has become overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect”
cliche
“A word of phrase not meant to be taken literally”
idiom
“a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object”
apostrophe
A self-contradicting phrase, that holds deeper meaning in a text or speech
paradox
Putting two words together that contradict each other.
oxymoron
When someone or something is referred to as something associated with it.
metonymy
When a word is used to represent a whole phrase or meaning/ vice versa.
synecdoche
A verbal effort to make a person, group, or movement feel worse or undermined. Used to downplay people as well.
meiosis
“uses figurative language to refer to a situation without having to confront it.”
euphemism
“placing two things side by side so as to highlight their differences”
juxtaposition
