Imagery Flashcards
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds at the start of a word
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds in middle of the word
Consonance
Repetition of vowel sounds at the end of a word
Onomatopoeia
Writing sounds as words
Simile
Direct comparison of unlike things using like or as
Metaphor
Direct comparison of unlike things w/out like or as
Hyperbole
A deliberate exaggeration for effect
Understatement
Represents something as less than it is
Personification
Attributing human qualities to inhuman objects
Symbol
Something that represents/stands for something else
Analogy
Comparing two things that have at least one thing in common
Oxymoron
Use of words seemingly in contradiction to each other (bittersweet)
Declarative
Assertive-a statement
Imperative
Authoritative - a command
Interrogative
Asks a question