Figurative Language Flashcards
Imagery
Figurative language for sensory perceptions
Hyperbole
Overstatement or Exaggeration
Understatement
Make facts seem less significant than truth
Simile
Comparison bet unlike obj; with like or as
Metaphor
Simile without like or as
Extended Metaphor
Metaphor longer than 1 phrase or sentence[add sub abt not using]
Symbolism
Concrete object represented by abstract idea
Personification
Figurative device: give inanimate things thoughts, feelings, or actions of human
Circumlocution
- Talk around subject(More important)
- Talk around word
Euphemism
Word or words to avoid using unpleasant or offensive term
Paradox
Two elements/ideas which cannot both be true at the same time
Rhetorical Question
Question with obvious answer(no need to answer)
Irony
Relation between text and audiences expectations(opposite)
Verbal Irony
Stating something but meaning opposite of stated[common saying/situation/emotional exp to build audience expectation]
Sarcasm
Verbal Irony with intent to injure
Situational Irony
Circumstance that runs contrary to what was expected
Satire
Smth portrayed in a way that’s deliberately distorted to achieve comic effect
Parody
Imitation for comedic effect
Lampoon
Sharp ridicule of the behavior or character of a person or institution
Caricature
A ludicrous exaggeration of the defects of persons or things
Style
General manner of expression used in a text
Tone
The speaker’s attitude toward the subject
Mood
How the test makes the audience feel
Nihilism
Belief in nothing
Logos
Reason/Logic
Ethos
Credibility
Pathos
Emotions, values, desires of audience
