Figures Of Speech Flashcards
Metaphor
Without like/as
Extended: recurring analogies
Mixed: incompatible terms describe
Simile
Direct comparison (“like”/”as”)
Personification
Human qualities given to inanimate object
Apostrophe
Inanimate object addressed as if human
Allusion
References to particular aspect
Alliteration
Repetition - consonant sounds
Creates movement
Assonance
Repetition - vowel sounds
Short: speed, vitality, joy
Long: slow down
Onomatopoeia
Words imitate sounds
Rhyme
Depends on sound
Antithesis
Compares and contradicts ideas in sentence
Oxymoron
Contradictory words next to each other
Paradox
Seemingly absurd statement, when analyzed, is true
Irony
Implies opposite
Situational: opposite expected happens
Dramatic: audience aware of something actors aren’t
Sarcasm
Something else is intended
Used: hurting, insulting, humiliating
Satire
Sharp wit, irony, sarcasm that highlights/exposes/ridicule human/social/political weaknesses
Parody
Imitation to satirize/create humor
Appropriation (borrowing)
Popular phrases used in different context & different audiences
Epigram
Brief pointed statement contains humor/irony
Hyperbole
Over-exaggeration to create humour/emphasize point
Litotes
Negative + an opposite
Euphemism
Treat uncomfortable situation more comfortable
Innuendo
Disapproving remark hinting at something
Climax
Build-up ascending ideas
Reaches peak
Anti-climax (Bathos)
Build-up ascending ideas
Unelected ending
Puns
Play on words to create double meaning/create humour
Rhetorical Questions
Question expects no answer
Synecdoche
Part used for whole
Metonymy
Something associated with object represents
Malapropism
Unintentional use of incorrect, similar sounding words
Spoonerism
Swapping if initial sounds of words
