Figures Of Speech Flashcards
1
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Simile
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A simile is a direct comparison that always contains the words as or like
2
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Metaphor
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A comparison without the words like or as
3
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Extended metaphor
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These are recurring metaphors or analogies
4
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Mixed metaphors
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These are incongruous and incompatible terms used to describe the same object or event
5
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Personification
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Gives human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas
6
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Alliteration
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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of the words
7
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Assonance
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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds
8
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Onomatopoeia
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Words that imitate and reproduce real-life sounds and actions
9
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Irony
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Implies the opposite of what is said
10
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Hyperbole
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An over-exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
11
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Puns
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A clever play on words, alike in sound but different in meaning
