Figure Of Speech Flashcards
Directly compares two things with the use of like and as
Simile
Rheotorical effect,directly refers to one thing by mentioning another
Metaphor
A thing or abstraction is represented as a person
Personification
Expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite typically for humorous or emphatic effect
Irony
Figure of speech in whuch apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction
Oxymoron
Seemingly absurd of self-contradictory statement in logic that,superficially,cannot be true but also cannot be false
Paradox
Formation of word from a sound associated with what is named
Onomatopoeia
Conspicious repetition of identical initial consonant sounds in successive or closely associated syllables within a group of words
Alliteration
Repetition of the sound of a vowel or dipthong in non rhyming stressed syllables near enough to each other
Assonance
Used to exaggerate language to emphasize or heighten effects
Hyperbole
Can be used to have an amusing effect
Hyperbole
To use understatement to emphasize, uses no or negative
Litotes
Expressing a thought by denying its opposite
Litotes