LPW (POETRY FIGURES OF SPEECH) Flashcards
is when you repeat the same word or phrase at the beginning of sentences or clauses to make an idea stronger.
anaphora
The juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas
antithesis
Directly addressing a nonexistent person or an inanimate object as though it were a living being.
apostrophe
A statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea
irony
way of saying something harsh or unpleasant more softly or politely. It’s used to make difficult subjects easier to talk about without offending or upsetting others.
euphemism
An implied comparison between two dissimilar things that have something in common.
metaphor
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
onomatopoeia
A combination of words that have opposite or very different meaning
oxymoron
rhetorical device where something is exaggerated for effect, often to create emphasis or humor.
hyperbole
- A word or phrase is substituted for another with which it’s closely associated.
- The rhetorical strategy of describing something indirectly by referring to things around it.
metonymy
A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities
personification
A stated comparison (usually formed with “like” or “as”) between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
simile
A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole.
synecdoche
