Poetry techniques Flashcards
1
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What’s a metaphor
A
A figure of speech with a non literal meaning
2
Q
What’s a simile
A
A figure of speech comparing 2 things using the words like or as
3
Q
What’s a hyperbole
A
A non literal exaggerated statement
4
Q
What’s personification
A
Giving something with non human qualities human features
5
Q
What’s onomatopoeia
A
A word that imitates the sound it represents
6
Q
What’s alliteration
A
The repition of a starting letter
7
Q
What’s symbolism
A
The use of symobols to represent an idea
8
Q
What’s a clichè
A
An overused phrase
9
Q
What’s assonance
A
The repetition of a vowl
10
Q
What’s a paradox
A
A absurd true statement
11
Q
What’s oxymoron
A
A figure of speech using a contraction
12
Q
What’s Euphemism
A
A harsh indirect use of expressed words
13
Q
What’s Connotation
A
A feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word
