Figures of speech 9 Flashcards
What is figures of speech?
It’s create images or mine pictures in order to express ourselves specially, imaginatively and powerfully
What is a simile?
A simile is a direct comparison that it always contains the words as all like. For example he is as wealthy as Bill Gates
What is a metaphor?
A metaphor is a comparison with out the use of as all like. For example he is Bill Gates. Use of are as well
What is a personification?
Personification gives human qualities to in animate objects or abstract ideas. For example Autumn arrived in his coat of orange, red and gold
What is an alliteration?
Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sound at the beginning of words. For example in football fever fuels fans
What is an assonance?
Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds. For example clap your hands and stamp your feet
What is an onomatopoeia?
Onomatopoeia uses words that imitate and reproduce real life sounds and actions. For example the sky exploded with a crash, bang and hissing of fireworks
What is a rhyme?
Rhyme depends on sound, rather than on the written word. For example I am certain that this curtain was damaged in the rain again
What is an oxymoron?
An oxymoron places to seemingly contradicting words next to each other. The mother waved her son off to war with painful pride
What is an irony?
Irony implies the opposite of what is said. For example I can’t wait for my detention on Friday afternoon
What is sarcasm?
Sarcasm, like irony occurs when one thing it said that something else is intended or understood. Eg. You must have worked very hard to be the bottom of the cars
What is a satire?
Satire is sharp wit, irony or sarcasm used to highlight, explode or ridicule human, social or political weakness or stupidities. Aims to change the situation, educate and entertain through humour. Cartoon
What is a hyperbole?
A hyperbole is an over exaggeration, not meant to be taken literally. For example the teacher complained that she had 100 of interruptions that day
What is a climax?
A climax is a buildup of ascending ideas.
What is an anti-climax?
An anti-climax is also a build up of ideas, but the final statement is often flat and unexpected
