Figures Of Speech Flashcards by Abigail Swanepoel | Brainscape

Q

What is a metaphor?

A

Comparing two things without using like or as

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What is onomatopoeia?

A

Words that represent sounds

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Q

What is assonance?

A

Repetition of vowel sounds

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Q

What is alliteration?

A

Repetition of consonant sounds

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Q

What is personification?

A

Giving human qualities to an inhuman object

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What is a simile?

A

Comparing two things using like or as.

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