Figures Of Speech

Question 0

Metaphor

Answer 0

Without like/as
Extended: recurring analogies
Mixed: incompatible terms describe

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

Direct comparison (“like”/”as”)

Question 2

Personification

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Human qualities given to inanimate object

Question 3

Apostrophe

Answer 3

Inanimate object addressed as if human

Question 4

Allusion

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References to particular aspect

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

Repetition - consonant sounds

Creates movement

Question 6

Assonance

Answer 6

Repetition - vowel sounds
Short: speed, vitality, joy
Long: slow down

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

Words imitate sounds

Question 8

Rhyme

Answer 8

Depends on sound

Question 9

Antithesis

Answer 9

Compares and contradicts ideas in sentence

Question 10

Oxymoron

Answer 10

Contradictory words next to each other

Question 11

Paradox

Answer 11

Seemingly absurd statement, when analyzed, is true

Question 12

Irony

Answer 12

Implies opposite
Situational: opposite expected happens
Dramatic: audience aware of something actors aren’t

Question 13

Sarcasm

Answer 13

Something else is intended

Used: hurting, insulting, humiliating

Question 14

Satire

Answer 14

Sharp wit, irony, sarcasm that highlights/exposes/ridicule human/social/political weaknesses

Question 15

Parody

Answer 15

Imitation to satirize/create humor

Question 16

Appropriation (borrowing)

Answer 16

Popular phrases used in different context & different audiences

Question 17

Epigram

Answer 17

Brief pointed statement contains humor/irony

Question 18

Hyperbole

Answer 18

Over-exaggeration to create humour/emphasize point

Question 19

Litotes

Answer 19

Negative + an opposite

Question 20

Euphemism

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Treat uncomfortable situation more comfortable

Question 21

Innuendo

Answer 21

Disapproving remark hinting at something

Question 22

Climax

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Build-up ascending ideas

Reaches peak

Question 23

Anti-climax (Bathos)

Answer 23

Build-up ascending ideas

Unelected ending

Question 24

Puns

Answer 24

Play on words to create double meaning/create humour

Question 25

Rhetorical Questions

Answer 25

Question expects no answer

Question 26

Synecdoche

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Part used for whole

Question 27

Metonymy

Answer 27

Something associated with object represents

Question 28

Malapropism

Answer 28

Unintentional use of incorrect, similar sounding words

Question 29

Spoonerism

Answer 29

Swapping if initial sounds of words