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HUM 001: CREATIVE WRITING > MODULE 2: DESCRIBING SENSORY AND FIGURES OF SPEECH > Flashcards

MODULE 2: DESCRIBING SENSORY AND FIGURES OF SPEECH Flashcards

1
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WHAT ARE THE FIVE SENSORY DETAILS?

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TOUCH, SMELL, SIGHT, TASTE, AND SOUND

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THIS FIGURES OF SPEECH IS THE REPETITION OF AN INITIAL CONSONANT

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ALLITERATION

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS A REPETITION OF THE SAME WORD

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ANAPHORA

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH CONTRASTS IDEAS

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ANTITHESIS

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH ADDRESSES A NONEXISTENT PERSON AS IF IT WERE A HUMAN BEING

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APOSTROPHE

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS SIMILAR IN SOUND. IT IS A REPITITION OF INTERNAL VOWEL SOUNDS IN WORDS

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ASSONANCE

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH CONTRASTS IDEAS

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ANTITHESIS

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THE SECOND HALF OF THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS BALANCED AGAINST THE FIRST. IT IS REPEATED IN REVERSE ORDER.

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CHIASMUS

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THIS IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT SUBSTITUTES AN INOFFENSIVE TERM

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EUPHEMISM

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH EXAGGERATES STATEMENTS

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HYPERBOLE

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH CONVEYS OPPOSITE OF THEIR LITERAL MEANING

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IRONY

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS WHERE ITS AFFIRMATIVE IS EXPRESSED BY NEGATING THE OPPOSITE. INSTEAD OF SAYING SOMETHING DIRECTLY, YOU STATE THAT THE CONTRARY STATEMENT IS NOT TRUE.

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LITOTES

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THIS IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH WHERE YOU COMPARE TWO THINGS THAT HAVE THE SAME IN COMMON

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METAPHOR

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WORD IS SUBSTITUTED TO SOMETHING THAT IS SIMILAR

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METONYMY

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IMITATES THE SOUNDS ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECTS

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH HAS CONTRADICTORY TERMS APPEAR SIDE BY SIDE

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OXYMORON

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17
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THIS IS A STATEMENT WHICH CONTRADICTS ITSELF

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PARADOX

18
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DRINK SOME WATER

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HELTI

19
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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH ENDOWS INANIMATE OBJECTS WITH HUMAN QUALITIES

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PERSONIFICATION

20
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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS A PLAY ON WORDS

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PUN

21
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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH IS A STATED COMPARISON

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SIMILE

22
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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH USES A PART TO REPRESENT THE WHOLE

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SYNECDOCHE

23
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THIS FIGURE OF SPEECH MAKES A SITUATION SEEM LESS IMPORTANT

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UNDERSTATEMENT

24
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

THE PHRASE “HIRED HANDS” CAN BE USED TO REPRESENT WORKERS

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SYNECDOCHE

25
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

THE DUCK SAID TO THE WAITER, “PUT IT ON MY BILL.”

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PUN

26
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

CAR, PLEASE WORK.

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APOSTROPHE

27
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

THE SUN SMILED BRIGHTLY DOWN THIS EARLY MORNING

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PERSONIFICATION

28
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

THE TRAIN GOES, “CHOO-CHOO”

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ONOMATOPOEIA

29
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

BITTERSWEET

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OXYMORON

30
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

LESS IS MORE.

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PARADOX (CONTRADICTS ITSELF)

31
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

SHE IS AS COLD AS ICE

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SIMILE

32
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

“IT RAINED A BIT MORE THAN USUAL.” – DESCRIBING AN AREA THAT IS HEAVILY FLOODED BY RAINFALL

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UNDERSTATEMENT

33
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

SHE SELLS SEASHELLS BY THE SEASHORE

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ALLITERATION (REPETITION OF THE LETTER S)

34
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU. I LOVE YOUR EYES, I LOVE YOUR FACE, I LOVE YOUR SMILE.

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ANAPHORA (REPETITION OF THE WORDS, I LOVE)

35
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

MAN IMPOSES, GOD DISPOSES.

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ANTITHESIS (CONTRASTS IMPOSES AND DISPOSES)

36
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

TRY AS I MIGHT, THE KITE DID NOT FLY.

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ASSONANCE (REPETITION OF THE LETTER I)

37
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

CROWN (POWER OF THE KINGS)

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METONYMY

38
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

SHE’S GOING THROUGH A ROLLERCOASTER OF EMOTIONS

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METAPHOR

39
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

TELLING A GROUP OF QUIET PEOPLE, “DON’T SPEAK ALL AT ONCE.”

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IRONY

40
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WHAT FIGURE OF SPEECH IS USED IN THIS EXAMPLE?

“WELL, THAT WASN’T THE BEST DINNER PARTY.”

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LITOTES

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