Figures of Speech Flashcards

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It is a word or phraise that has a different meaning other than it’s litteral meaning.

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Figures of Speech

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A comparison between two objects using the words “like” and ‘as’

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Simile

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A comparison between two unlike things or ideas but without using ‘like’ or ‘as’

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Metaphor

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4
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Giving life to inanimate objects

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Personafication

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5
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the use of exaggeration to express strong emotion

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Hyperbole

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the repetition of consonant sounds that can be anywhere in the phrase or sentence

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Consonant

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naming a thing or an action by imitating a sound associated with it

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Onomatopoeia

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8
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It is when there is a contrast between what is said, and what is meant.

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Irony

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Repletion of consonant sounds occuring at the beggining of words

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Alliteration

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10
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Repetition of the first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect.

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Anaphora

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