figurative speech Flashcards
what is the meaning of alliteration?
the repetition at close intervals of the initial consonant sounds.
the repetition at close intervals of the vowel sounds of accented syllables or important words.
Assonance?
the repetition at close intervals of the final consonant sounds of accented syllables or important words.
consonance
language employing figures of speech; language that cannot be taken literally or only literally
Figurative language?
Broadly, any way of saying something other than the ordinary way; more narrow;y, a way of saying one thing and meaning another
. figures of speech?
hyperbole?
a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used in the service of truth.
the representation through language of sense experience. Images can be literal or figurative.
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. Imagery ?
Irony?
the contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning.
metaphor?
a figure of speech in which an implicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
Onomatopoeia?
the use of words that supposedly mimic theri meaning in their sound EX; BOOM, Click.
a compact paradox in which two successive words seemingly contradict each other.
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oxymoron ?
a statement or situation containing apparently contradictory or incompatible elements.
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. paradox?
personification ?
a figure of speech in which human attributes are given to an animal, an object, or a concept.
simile?
a figure of speech in which an explicit comparison is made between two things essentially unlike.
EX; as like, as, than, similar to, resembles, or seems
a figure of speech in which something(object, person, situation, or action) means more than what it is. A symbol, in other words, may be read both literally and metaphorically.
Symbol?
