Figure Of Speech Flashcards
Comparisons: (hint; SMCP)
Simile, metaphor, conceit & personification
Simile?
Comparison, “like” or “as”. Eg) my love is like a red, red rose~)
Metaphor?
Direct comparison, no “like” or “as”. Eg) “my love is red, rose red”
Conceit?
Comparison that is bizarre and completely unrelated to the subject but still makes sense. Eg) “you are the love of my life, my onion” (love is layered, protective & makes you cry)
Personification?
When an inanimate object is given human characteristics/qualities. eg) “the tree held its arms and twisted fingers up towards the sky”
contrasts (hint: OPA)
Oxymoron, paradox & antithesis
Oxymoron?
Combining contradicting words to substantiate the point. Eg) bitter sweet or open secret
Paradox?
A sentence that at first appeared to be a contradiction to heigh light the point but actually makes sense. Eg) “he’s telling the truth when he says he’s a liar.”
Antithesis?
Opposite ideas put together to fully contrast each other therefore emphasising their points. Eg) they speak like a saints and act like devils
extremes (Hint: HL)
huperbole & litotes
Hyperbole?
Deliberate and extreme exaggeration in a sentence Eg) “his hands are so red with blood they could turn all the water in the sea red”
connections (hint: MST)
metonymy, synecdoche & transferred epithet
Metonymy?
A word that’s applied so much with another that they become closely associated with another. Eg) the “crown” can refer to a king or queen
Synecdoche?
When one word represents a whole. eg) Hollywood= USA film industry & springboks played New Zealand (only the team from each country played, not the whole country)
Transferred epithet?
When an adverb or adjective is transferred to a word it would not normally be paired with instead. Eg) he drank a cheerful glass. (The man is cheerful, not the glass)
