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Figures of Speech Flashcards

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Metaphor

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direct comparison between 2 unlike things

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Personification

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used to attribute human characteristics to something that is not human

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Synecdoche

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using PART OF A WHOLE to represent whole

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Simile

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comparison between 2 unlike things using LIKE/AS

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Irony

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doing the opposite of what is expected

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Apostrophe

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speaking to something that isn’t physically there

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Anadiplosis

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last word of phrase/line becomes next line’s first word

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Symbolism

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using symbols to represent something

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Different Figures of Speech

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Metaphor
Personification
Synecdoche
Symbolism
Anadiplosis
Apostrophe
Irony
Simile

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