Logical figures Flashcards
1
Q
Sweet bitterness, burning chill, rational histeria
A
Oxymoron
2
Q
Art is a form of lying in order to tell the truth.
A
Paradox
3
Q
Not all the water in the rude rough sea
Can wash the balm off from an anointed King.
A
Hyperbole
4
Q
Did I fight for these few acres of unworthy land?
A
Meiosis
5
Q
Heat waves are not rare in the summer.
A
Litotes
6
Q
Clear as mud.
A
Irony
7
Q
Was there a lack of graves in Egypt, that you took us away to die in the wilderness?
A
Sarcasm
8
Q
I am going to powder my nose, he passed away.
A
Euphemism
9
Q
i will always love the two parents who raised me.
A
Periphrasis
10
Q
Plan ahead: It wasn’t raining when Noah built the arc.
A
Allusion
11
Q
The stars sounded like piles of diamonds.
A
Synesthesia
