figurative language Flashcards
learn different types of figures of speech and be able to identify examples
a contradicting statement to itself that includes a hidden truth
paradox
making something big and important seem less important/smaller
understatement
the use of words to convey the opposite of the literal meaning
irony
used to address some absent person or things, some abstract quality as if they are present
apostrophe
direct comparison between two things using the words “like” or “as”
simile
comparison between two unlike things without using the words “like” or “as”
metaphor
contradicting terms appear side by side
oxymoron
words that imitate sounds of nature
onomatopoeia
a brief or indirect reference to a noun or historical, cultural, literacy, or political significance
allusion
an extravagant statement that exaggerated a statement to emphasize it
hyperbole
when the first sounds of a sentence sound similar
alliteration
when consonants repeat in the middle or end of words (all letters except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)
consonance
repeating a word or a phrase for emphasis or effect
repetition
a statement that explains something in-depth to appeal to a person’s senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell)
imagery
words are arranged in a way to create a pattern or beat
rhythm
an expression that is used as an analogy and means something else
idiom
made of verbs but functions as a noun. can be used as a subject, object, objection of a preposition, or subject complement
gerund
describing a non-human object or animal and giving it human-like qualities
personification
a vowel sound that appears multiple times at the beginning of words in a sentence or phrase
assonance
“all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others”
paradox
“this exam is easy, i just can’t do more than half of the questions”
understatement
three types - situational, dramatic verbal
“the pilot has a fear of heights”
irony
“life, i cannot understand you”
apostrophe
“her beauty is like a rose”
simile
