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FIGURES OF SPEECH Flashcards

1
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A stated / indirect comparison (usually formed with “like” or “as”) between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common

“like” or “as”

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Simile

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Implied / direct comparison (no as and like)

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Metaphor

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Visual descriptions used to appeal to the readers’ sense of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell

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Imagery

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Refers to the use of words or images to symbolize specific concepts, people, objects, or events

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Symbolism

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5
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Directly addressing a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though it were a living being

(not there)

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Apostrophe

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When an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities

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Personification

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A figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear SIDE BY SIDE

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Oxymoron

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8
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bittersweet, heavy lightness, sweet sorrow, true fiction, act naturally

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Oxymoron

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A statement that appears to contradict itself

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Paradox

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“Me, I always tell the truth. Even when I lie.”

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Paradox

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The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in balanced phrases

(absolute opposite)

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Antithesis

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12
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No pain, no gain

Hope for the best; prepare for the worst

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Antithesis

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13
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A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite

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Litotes

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14
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Double negatives

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Litotes

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15
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not unkind, not disorderly, not bad

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Litotes

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16
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The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning

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Irony

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17
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A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.

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Irony

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18
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The marriage counselor files for divorce.

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Irony

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A short, catchy phrase or saying that can be serious, inspiring, or humorous.

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Epigram

20
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A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

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Metonymy

21
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My dear, you have all of my heart. (heart - love)

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Metonymy

22
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A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole.

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Synecdoche

23
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part → whole // whole → part

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Synecdoche

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Jack got some new wheels! (Jack got a new car.)

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Synecdoche

25
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The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit

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Euphemism

26
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A STORY whose sole purpose is to represent an abstract concept or idea

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Allegory

27
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When you say something polite and innocent on the surface, but directly hints at an insult or rude comment, a dirty joke, or political criticism

(hidden meanings)

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Innuendo

28
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Something that sounds innocent but isn’t

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Innuendo

29
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“I’ve found a way to get some ‘extra help’ on the test.”

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Innuendo

30
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A greatly exaggerated statement, used mainly for effect but not intended to be taken literally

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Hyperbole

31
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OA, exaggeration

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Hyperbole

32
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A literary device that plays with the sounds and meanings of words to produce new, often humorous ideas

Wordplay

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Pun

33
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This vacuum sucks

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Pun

34
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When the exclamatory form is used to draw greater attention to a point than a plain statement of it could do

(!) exclamation points

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Exclamation

35
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Questions used for dramatic effect to get a point across or to poke fun

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Rhetorical Question

36
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Commonly used in persuasion and are not intended to be answered

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Rhetorical Question

37
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A reference to a well-known person, character, place, or event that a writer makes to deepen the reader’s understanding

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Allusion

38
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Commonly used : BIBLE references

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Allusion

39
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The inversion or radical rearrangement of normal word order

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Hypallage

40
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He danced the happy road home

Male entrance

A careless remark

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Hypallage

41
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Self-talk

The act of referring to oneself in the third person

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Illeism

42
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Repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Alliteration

43
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Repetition of similar consonant sounds in nearby words

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Consonance

44
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Repetition of similar vowel sounds

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Assonance

45
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The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases

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Anaphora

46
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A word that sounds like the word it describes

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Onomatopoeia

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