Figures of Speech Flashcards
repetition of an initial consonant sound.
Alliteration
repetition of the same word.
Anaphora
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas.
Antithesis
addressing a nonexistent or non-living thing
Apostrophe
repetition of the sound of vowels or diphthongs.
Assonance
reserve order of concepts and grammatical constructions.
Chiasmus
substitution of inoffensive terms for offensive ones.
Euphemism
exaggeration
Hyperbole
opposite meaning
Irony
affirmative expressed by the negative of its opposite.
Litotes
implied comparison of dissimilar objects.
Metaphor
a type of metaphor that compares disimialr objects using “like” and “as”.
Simile
subsitution of word by another closely associated word.
Metonymy
Pen is mightier than the sword.
Metonymy
formulation of word from a sound.
Onomatopoeia
Yodel! Boom!
Onomatopoeia
contradictory terms in conjunction.
Oxymoron
Original Copy; Truthful Lie; Cruel Love
Oxymoron
acceptable premises that lead to contradiction.
Paradox
this sentence is a lie. You cannot read this sentence.
Paradox
human qualities to non-human objects.
Personification
The sun smiled upon us.
Personification
exploiting other possible meanings
Pun
A racist’s blood type is 2B-negative.
Pun
Part is used as a whole.
Synedoche
He has memorized all the ABCs
Synedoche
The jar looks like an asteroid.
Simile
She is an angel in disguise.
Metaphor
It is not the best time to talk about.
Litotes
“I respect life,” said dooterte, a murder.
Irony
I have a ton of patience.
Hyperbole
Let’s Netflix and Chill.
Euphemism
I meant what I said and said what I meant.
Chiasmus
7-11; Bent Ten; My darling little sissy, my darling little wifey.
Assonance
“Stop following me!” He said to the wind.
Apostrophe
That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Antithesis
Strange is thy pallor! Strange thy dress! Strange, above all, they lenth of tress.
Anaphora
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration
