figures of speech

Question 1

simile

Answer 1

direct comparison using like or as

Question 2

metaphor

Answer 2

implied comparison

Question 3

personification

Answer 3

Human qualities given to an inanimate/abstract 

Question 4

allusion

Answer 4

Referral to an aspect/another work of lit

Question 5

alliteration

Answer 5

Repetition of consonants

Question 6

assonance

Answer 6

Repetition of vowels

Question 7

onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Imitates real life sounds

Question 8

rhyme

Answer 8

refers to sound

Question 9

Antithesis

Answer 9

Compares and contradicts ideas within the statement

Question 10

oxymoron

Answer 10

2 seemingly contradictory words next to each other

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

Seemingly contradictory statement that is true when examined

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

Implies opposite of what is said

Question 13

sacrasm

Answer 13

irony with the intent to harm 

Question 14

satire

Answer 14

Wit( irony/sarcasm) to ridicule political weaknesses

Question 15

parody

Answer 15

Imitation/exaggeration of other texts for humour

Question 16

epigram

Answer 16

Brief statement with underlying humour /meaning 

Question 17

appropriation

Answer 17

parts of a text used in diff context for diff audience

Question 18

anadiplosis

Answer 18

the last word or phrase of a preceding clause is repeated at the beginning of the next clause. Example: “She gave us her laugh. Her laugh was all she could give.”

Question 19

anaphora

Answer 19

repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.

Question 20

apostrophe

Answer 20

address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were
present. I

Question 21

bathos

Answer 21

anti-climax

sudden change from a beautiful or important subject to a very silly or ordinary one. The effect is disappointing.

Question 22

juxtaposition

Answer 22

The placement of two or more things side-by-side in order to invite comparison
and contrast. Example: “All’s fair in love and war.”

Question 23

metonymy

Answer 23

related term is substituted for the word itself. Often the substitution is based on a
material, causal, or conceptual relation between things. For example, the British
monarchy is often referred to as the Crown.

Question 24

litote

Answer 24

deliberate understatement for effect; the opposite of
hyperbole
. It can often
create an emotional distance.

Question 25

litote

Answer 25

deliberate understatement for effect; the opposite of hyperbole . It can often create an emotional distance.

Question 26

pun

Answer 26

play on words

Question 27

pun

Answer 27

play on words

Question 28

synecdoche

Answer 28

A part of something stands for the whole. Example: “Many hands make light work.”

Question 29

zoomorphism

Answer 29

The opposite of personification – when animalistic characteristics are ascribed to a human being.

Question 30

informal regsiter

Answer 30

Use of the pronouns “I” and “you”. → Contractions, e.g., “could’ve”; → Colloquialisms, e.g., “this guy”; → Conversational tone. used to connect w people

Question 31

rhetorical question

Answer 31

A rhetorical question is one which does not require an answer but does require a response; OR: A rhetorical question is one which knows there is no one particular answer or no simple answer to the question, but still requires a response. ✓ In other words, the writer is drawing the reader into a conversation. reader expected to reflect, answer obvious and reader already knows, answer implied

Question 32

cliche

Answer 32

A cliché is an overused word or phrase. A cliché can be ineffective, because it lacks originality and the reader may not take it seriously, OR: A cliché can be effective because it is a term familiar to the reader, thus making the reader comfortable in engaging with the writer and the content.