Figures Of Speech Example Flashcards
“Do not ask if your friend has studied for critical thinking yet, but ask if YOU have studied.”
Chiasmus
Don’t ask what you country can do for you
Ask what you can do for your country
Chias
It’s ok to let a fool kiss you
But don’t let a kiss fool you
Chiasm
“Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!”
Oxymoron
I always lie
Paradox
This bag weighs a ton
Exaggerated -> hyperbole
He looks okay. (In reality he is very good looking)
Understatement
He is not bad looking (In reality he looks very good)
Litote
It’s not going well, in fact it’s going badly, really badly
Repetitio
It’s going great really wonderfully, magnificently even
Repetitio
I have a dream..
I have a dream..
Anaphora
Blood, sweat and tears
Rule of 3
Veni, Vidi, Vici
Rule of 3
I say what i think and i do what i say
Chiasmus
You can take a child out of war, but how do you take the war out of a child?
Chiasmus
Those who plead for content without form make a plea without content
Chiasmus
Are you entirely out of your mind?
Rhetorical question
Who would not protect their child from this madness?
Rhetorical question
Lena, Sara and Elena are angels
Metaphor
The government is under fire
Metaphor
All well and good
Tautology
Bits and pieces
Tautology
A round circle
Pleonasm
Put something off until later
Pleonasm
They decided to cooperate together
Pleonasm
To laugh one’s head off
Hyperbole
You’re the sweetest person in the whole wide world
Hyperbole
A glass shattering into a thousand pieces
Hyperbole
He did not notice where he was going, through alleys, passing gardens and factories, running blindly, but still seeing faces flash that greeted him: blushing girls, wearied laborers, shriveled intellectuals, disappointed family men
Enumeration
Those who want to live in peace must often apply force to themselves
Paradox
Well, at least we have a roof over our heads (we live in a luxurious house)
Understatement
Peacekeeping force (intervention force)
Euphemism
Speaking by keeping silent
Oxymoron
Be conspicuous (auffallend) by one’s absence
Oxymoron
That’s not a bad idea at all. ( great idea )
Litotes
You won’t regret trying it out. (You”ll be happy)
Litotes
The Barbar shaves all men who do not shave themselves. Who shaves the barber?
Barber paradox
The set of all sets that do not contain themselves is a paradox
Russell’s paradox
A man says he he is lying. Is what he says true or false?
Paradoxes of Eubulides of Miletus
