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Figure Of Speech Flashcards

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What is Metaphor

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Describes an object different from the true meaning of it

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What is Simile

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Describes an object but uses “as” and “like”

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What is Repetition

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Repeats the same word, phrase, or sentence

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What is Alliteration

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Repeats the beginning sound or letter of the speech

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What is Consonance

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Repeats the consonant of the speech

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What is Assonance

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Repeats the vowel sounds of the speech

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What is Rhymes

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Repeats the similar sounding words

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What is Idiom

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A phrase that means something different from the actual meaning

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What is Proverb

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Traditional saying

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What is Direct Characterization

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Is when a narrator or character describes another character directly

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What is Indirect Characterization

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Is when character traits are revealed through a characters behaviour or actions

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What is Visual Imagery

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Sight

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What is Auditory Imagery

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Hearing

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What is Olfactory Imagery

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Smell

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What is Gustatory Imagery

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Taste

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What is Tactile Imagery

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Touch

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What is Organic Imagery

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Emotions

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What is the Imagery that describes the SIGHT

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Visual imagery

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What is the Imagery that describes the HEARING

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Auditory Imagery

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What is the Imagery that describes the SMELL

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Olfactory Imagery

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What is the Imagery that describes the TASTE

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Gustatory Imagery

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What is the Imagery that describes the TOUCH

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Tactile Imagery

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What is the Imagery that describes the Emotions

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Organic Imagery

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What are the three types of Literary Devices

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Figure of Speech
Characterization
Imagery

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