Figurative Language Flashcards
Simile
And explicit comparison between two unlike things with the use of like or as
Metaphor
And implied comparison between two unlike things “every day is a winding road”
Personification
Attributing human qualities to an abstract idea or an inanimate object
Imagery
Language that makes strong appeal to the five senses, sight, sound, touch, taste, smell.
Syntax
The intentional emphasis on the word order and structure of a sentence or phrase. To analyze syntax one can consider sentence form and structure, repetition, and punctuation
Pun
A play on the meaning of words that relies on a word having more than one meaning or sound like another word
Irony
The speaker mean something other than what is said, the unexpected, a difference between what is stated to be literally true and what the reader knows to be true
Hyperbole
Exaggeration, deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
Litotes
Opposite of hyper bowl, intensifies an idea by understatement
Synecdoche
One word that helps the reader think of all things in the class
Metonymy
Designation of one thing but something closely associated with it. For example, crown when referring to royalty or the man referring to the government
Oxymoron
Contradiction, two contradictory terms or ideas use together
Paradox
A statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
Onomatopoeia
Refers to the use of words who sound reinforces their meaning, bang, pop, cackle
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of successive words to increase memory retention add emphasis and or create a rhythm
Euphemism
And inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or harsh
Allusion
A reference to another text or assumes knowledge of a reference, and allusion references and draws on the authority of the illiterate work and can mix the reader with the author by assuming common knowledge
Anadiplosis
Repeats the last word of one phrase, clauses, or sentences at or very near the beginning of the next. It can be generated in series for the sake of beauty or to give a sense of logical progression.
Chiasmus
Grammatical structure when the first clause or phrase is reversed in the second, sometimes repeating the words.
