Figurative Language Flashcards
1
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Idiom
A
A word or phrase that does not literally mean what it says
2
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Litote
A
An understated idea expressed by two negatives put together
3
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Symbol
A
An item or idea that represents some larger idea of significance
4
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Allusion
A
Making a reference to a part of another work of literature or historical story
5
Q
Alliteration
A
Using the same consonant sound to start two or more nearby words in a sentence
6
Q
Assonance
A
Using the same vowel sound in two or more nearby words in a sentence
7
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Consonance
A
Using the same condiment spins at the middle or end of two or more nearby words in a sentence
8
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Pun
A
A word or phrase that had a usually comical second meaning … you light even roll you eyes at it.
