Figurative Language Flashcards
What does figurative mean?
Not literal
What is a similie
An explicit comparison
What is a metaphor
An implicit comparison
What is symbolism
When a textual element is both literal and figurative
What is an allegory
A story where symbolic characters and events relate to each other in symbolic ways
What is metononmy
Replacing a word with a word for something associated with it
Ex: an order from the white house
What is synecdoche
Something is reffered to by the name of one of its parts
Ex: get your ass out of there!
What is hyperbole
An exaggeration representing something more extremely than it really is
What is understatment
Opposite of hyperbole
What is euphemism
Referring to something unpleasant politely
Ex: the “bathroom” instead of the “toilet”
What is dysphemism
Referring to something in a deliberate obscene way
Ex: the shitter
