lang terms 2 Flashcards
I wish I could just click my heels. (The Wizard of Oz)
allusion
No pain, no gain.
antithesis
When there are two people in this room; Jonny and his brother and you know that both do not wear spectacles, it means that Jonny also does not wear spectacles. Therefore, both have good eyesight.
deduction
split (divorce)
euphemism
a dentist with severe tooth decay
situational irony
Laughter is the best medicine.
metaphor
The buzzing bee flew away.
onomatopoeia
less is more
paradox
Light as a feather
simile
“If we permit gay individuals to get married, what’s next? Permitting people to marry their dogs?”
fallacy
what is an allusion? provide an example
a casual reference
(her spray tan is so orange she looks like donald trump)
what is antithesis? provide an example
2 opposing ideas in a non-literal expressive way
(less is more)
what is deduction? provide an example
building an argument through thrinking about a general statement, and coming to a conclusion from that
(this person is the professor because he is standing at the front of the room, and setting up at the front desk)
what is a euphemism? provide an example
a word that replaces a controversial one
(pass away instead of death)
what is situational irony? provide an example
when something takes place that is the opposite of what is expected to happen
(a teacher failing a test they made)
what is a metaphor? provide an example
comparison between two non similar things
(life is a highway)
what is onomatopoeia? provide an example
a word that sounds like what it refers to
(duck went quack)
what is a paradox? provide an example
a statement that seems contradictory
(jumbo shrimp)
what is a simile? provide an example
a comparison using “like” or “as”
(pretty as a peach)
what is a fallacy? provide an example
argument dependent on unsound reasoning
(the existence of god)
