Figures Of Speech - Grade 10 Flashcards
Alliteration
The Use Of Words That Begin With The Same Sound
Eg.
Becky’s Beagle Barked And Brayed
Anaphora
The Use Of A Specific Clause Or Word At The Beginning Of Each Point/Sentence To Make A Statement.
Eg.
Mad World! Mad Kings! Mad Composition!
Assonance
The Repetition Of A Vowel Sound
Eg.
Hear The Mellow Wedding Bells
Hyperbole
Exaggeration Used To Make Things Seem Bigger Than They Are.
Eg.
It Was As Big As A Mountain.
Situational Irony
Occurs When The Outcome Of A Situation Is Different To What Is Expected.
Eg.
An Ambulance Runs Over Somebody
Cosmic Irony
When Misfortune Falls On Something/Somebody In An Almost Funny Manner.
Eg.
The Titanic is Declared Unsinkable And Sinks On Its Maiden Voyage.
Dramatic Irony
Occurs When The Audience Knows Something The Characters Don’t.
Eg.
The Character Walks Into A Warehouse Where The Audience Knows A Killer Is.
Sarcasm
Form Of Irony Intended To Wittily Attack Or Make A Derogatory Statement.
Eg.
“You’re Drunk.”
“You’re Ugly, But Tomorrow, I Will Be Sober.”
Metaphor
The Comparison Of Two Things That Are Different But Have One Small Thing In Common.
Eg.
My Heart Is A Lonely Hunter On A Lonely Hill
Simile
Comparison Between Two Things To Make A Point About Each.
Eg.
Life Is Like A Box Of Chocolates. You Never Know What You’re Going To Get.
Onomatopoeia
A Word That Sounds Like What It’s Describing
Eg.
Hiss
Metonymy
The Use Of A Word To Describe Another Similar One
Eg.
Lab Coats For Scientists
White House For President
Paradox
A Complete Contradiction Of Itself
Eg.
War Is Peace. Ignorance Is Strength. Slavery Is Freedom.
Personification
Giving An Inanimate Object Human Qualities
Eg.
The Sun Smiled Down On Them
Pun
A Play On Words That Uses Different Senses Or Sounds Of A Word.
Eg.
I Would Love To Go To Holland. Wouldn’t Shoe?
Synecdoche
Where One Thing Represents A Whole.
Eg.
‘New Set Of Wheels’ Meaning An Entire Car.
Understatement
When Something Is Made To Seem Less Important Than It Is
Eg.
An Atomic Blast Is Somewhat Noisy
Euphemism
Implying Something As Opposed To Bluntly Stating It To Soften The Blow.
Eg.
Passed Away
Oxymoron
Two Words That Completely Contradict Each Other.
Eg.
Silent Yell
Antithesis
Contradiction That Puts Two Ideas Against Each Other In A Balanced Way. How Something Can Be Two Things At The Same Time.
Eg.
Easy On The Eyes, Hard On The Heart
Chiasmus
The Second Half Of The Sentence Balances The First.
Eg.
Fair Is Foul, And Foul Is Fair
