Figure of speech Flashcards
Direct comparison using like or as
Simile
Comparison without like or as
Metaphor
Giving inanimate objects or abstract ideas human qualities
Personification
Addressing an inanimate object or person who is no longer living as if they were alive
Apostrophe
Either direct or indirect referral to a particular aspect
Allusion
Repetition of constant sounds
Alliteration
Repetition of vowel sounds
Assonance
A mimic of what real life sounds would be written as on paper
Onomatopoeia
Depends on sounds and its use of effect, where they sound the same
Rhyme
Compares and contradicts ideas
Antithesis
Placing two seemingly contradictory words along side
Oxymoron
Seemingly absurd, contradictory statements (extended oxymoron)
Paradox
Implies opposite of what is said
Irony
Something else intended rather than what was actually said, used to express a purpose of hurting someone
Sarcasm
Sharp wit, irony or sarcasm sued to highlight, expose or ridicule human, social or political stupidness
Satire
Imitation or exaggeration of other text types in order to satirise or create humor
Parody
A thing made for a specific audience that is used in a different context for another
Appropriation
Brief pointed statement which contain humor or irony with a deeper underlying meaning
Epigram
Over-exaggeration made for humor or emphasis
Hyperbole
A negative+ an opposite to understate what is intended
Litotes
Expresses unpleasant or uncomfortable to make it appear more pleasing to the ear
Euphemism
A disapproving remark which hints at something without stating directly
Innuendo
A build up of ascending ideas to heighten tension
Climax
Build up of ascending ideas but heighten tension but finish the climax off with an unexpected finale
Anti-Climax
Clever play on words usually with double meaning, intended for humor
Puns
A question that expects no answer
Rhetorical questions
A party used to describe a whole or whole used to describe a party
Synecdoche
Something associated with the object represents the object
Metonymy
Unintentional use of incorrect, similar sounding words
Malapropism
Transposition or the mixing up of the initial sounds of spoken words
Spoonerism
