Figures of Speech Flashcards

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SIMILE

A

Comparison using like and as

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ALLUSION

A

use of Biblical, mythological,
literary, scientific, or historical place

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METAPHOR

A

Comparison without the use of as and like.

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4
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ALLEGORY

A

extended metaphor

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5
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METONYMY

A

Substitution of one thing for
another it represents

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PERIPHRASIS

A

Substitution of a descriptive phrase for a name

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APOSTROPHE

A

Direct address to an inanimate
oblec ocao oersonaan dosencoerson

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SYNECDOCHE

A

Representation for a whole o a whole for a part

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PERSONIFICATION

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Attribution of personal or human qualities to objects that are not human.

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TRANSFERRED EPITHET

A

Attribution of qualities that do not possess such qualities

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IRONY

A

One idea is opposite of which is meant.

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12
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PARADOX

A

Seemingly contradictory statement which can be proven to be true emotionally.

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ANTITHESIS

A

juxtaposition (placing side by side)
of two contrasting ideas.

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OXYMORON

A

juxtaposition (placing side by side)
of two contrasting words.

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15
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ELLIPSIS

A

Omission of words or phrases

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ZEUGMA

A

Omission of verb

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APOCOPE

A

Omission of a letter/s from the end of the word.

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SYNCOPE

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Omission of a letter in the middle of the word.

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APHARESIS

A

Omission of a letter at the beginning of the word.

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ASYNDETON

A

Omission of connectives

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SCESIS ONOMATON

A

Omission of a verb of a sentence

22
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CLIMAX

A

Arrangement of ideas in ascending order of importance.

23
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ANTICLIMAX

A

Arrangement of words in descending order.

24
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CHIASMUS

A

the second part of the S-LV-C is the reverse of the first part.

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ANAPHORA
Repetition of words at the beginning icing side by side) of lines.
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ASSONANCE
Repetition of vowel sounds.
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COSONNANCE
Repetition of consonant sounds
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ALLITERATION
Repetition of initial consonant
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EPISTROPHE
repetition of a word at the end of the lines
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SYMPLOCHE
Use of repeated words on both ends of a line
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ANTANACLASIS
Repetition of words but with different meanings.
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POLYSYNDETON
OVERUSE OF CONNECTIVES
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ONOMATOPOEIA
Using words indicating sounds