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FIGURES OF SPEECH Flashcards

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assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds
e.g-chips and dips

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consonance

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repetition of consonant sounds
e.g-fuzzy buzzy bee

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alliteration

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occurrence of the same letter/sound at the beginning
e.g-fair is foul

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personification

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attribution of human characteristics to something non-living
e.g-the moon is sleeping

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metaphor

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implicit comparison between 2 things that are not the same but share similar characteristics
e.g-snow is a white blanket

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irony

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communicates opposite
e.g-a post on facebook complains on how useless facebook is

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sarcasm

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form of irony directed at a person
e.g-i am so happy the teacher gave me all this homework right before spring break.

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enjambment

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continuation of sentence
e.g-i went out
and lost my way

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simile

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explicit comparison using ‘like’ and ‘as’
e.g-brave as a lion

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imagery

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descriptive language
e.g-the flowers were red

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symbolism

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use of words/images to symbolize

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repetition

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repetition of word to emphasise
e.g-it’s okay not to be okay

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contrast

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emphasise difference between any two things
e.g-black and white

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tautology

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using similar words consecutively
e.g-the weather was hot and it was scorching

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transferred epithet

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adjective applied to person/thing
e.g-happy birthday

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oxymoron

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contradictory terms combined to give rhetorical effect
e.g-escaped prisoner

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refrain

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phrase repeated at intervals

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allegory

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symbolic representation of anything
e.g-winter’s moon: symbolic of decay

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anaphora

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repetition at beginning of successive sentences

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epistrophe

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repetition at end

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allusion

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reference to something imaginary
e.g-my sister has so many pets ,i am going to call her old mc donald

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metonymy

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concept closely associated with that concept
e.g-we all swear loyalty to the crown

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onomatopoeia

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sound words
e.g-cuckoo,sizzle

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haiku

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Japanese form-3 lines-syllables-5,7,5

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cliche

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overused phrase
e.g-happily ever after

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epitaph

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text honouring a deceased person

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idiom

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figurative phrase
e.g-pull yourself together

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pun

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humour word
e.g-peas out

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pallindrome

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reads the same backwards as forward
e.g-madam

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hyperbole

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exaggerated statement
e.g-dying of laughter

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paradox

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self-contradictory statement
e.g-my weakness is my strength

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juxtaposition

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placing 2 elements side-by-side to compare/contrast
e.g-night & day

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analogy

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the resemblance between unlike things
e.g-like:love::dislike:hate

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anagram

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jumble up parts of word to create a new word
e.g-silent>listen

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anastrophe/inversion

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reversed order
e.g-persuade you,i shall

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anthropomorphism

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attribution of human characteristics to something non-human
e.g-the tree danced in the wind

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anecdote

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short amusing incident

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amplification

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adding more info

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antithesis

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two sentences of contrasting meaning in close proximity

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aphorism

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general truth

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archetype

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best examples of their kind

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asyndeton

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absence of conjunction

43
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authorial intrusion

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speaks to reader

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bibliomancy

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foretelling future by turning to bible

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bildungsroman

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overall growth of the central character

46
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cacophony

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harsh sounds

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caesura

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create a dramatic pause

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chiasmus

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concepts repeated in reverse order

49
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circumlocution

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long and complex sentences

50
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connotation

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different association of word
e.g-she is feeling blue

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denotation

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dictionary meaning
e.g-blue is a colour

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deus ex machina

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unsolvable problem in a story is abruptly resolved by an unexpected occurrence: mark of poor plot

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doppelganger

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copy of a genuine character

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ekphrastic

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describing with vivid detail

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epilogue

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teaser trailer

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euphemism

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mild alternative

57
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euphony

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opposite to cacophony

58
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parallelism

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placing together similarly structures ideas

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foil

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contrasts with the main character

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litotes

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saying something unpleasant without directly using negativity
e.g-You can’t say I didn’t warn you.

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malapropism

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mistaken use of words for humour
e.g-leaf me alone: donut talk to me

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onomatopoeia

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sound words

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polysyndeton

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using conjunction frequently

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portmanteau

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joining two words to create a new word
e.g-breakfast+lunch=brunch

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prologue

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intro to story

66
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rhyming scheme

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rhyming words placed at the end of lines

67
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satire

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making fun of human weakness

68
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synecdoche

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use a part of something to stand for the whole thing
e.g-that’s a nice set of wheels

69
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metonymy

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word is substituted for another word that it is closely associated with
e.g-that’s a nice ride you have; white house-presidential administration

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verisimilitude

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being real

71
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maudlin

A

those who cry too easily

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