figures of thought and speech Flashcards
1
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define rhetorical figures
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2
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define anaphora
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repetition of the same word/words at the beginning of consecutive syntactic units
3
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define antithesis
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contrasting ideas, emphasised by opposition
4
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define hendiadys
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5
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define hyperbole
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exaggeration to emphasise something
6
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define simile
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comparison of two elements, connected by ‘like’, or ‘as’
7
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define metaphor
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8
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define metonymy
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9
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define synecdoche
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10
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define oxymoron
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a combination of contrasting terms put together in one
11
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define paradox
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12
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define personification
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the attribution of human qualities and behaviours into animals or inanimate objects.
13
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define prosopeia
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14
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define pathetic fallacy
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15
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define pathos
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