Semantic Patterning Flashcards

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Semantic Patterning

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Figurative language, irony, metaphor, simile, oxymoron, hyperbole, personification, animation, lexical ambiguity, and puns.

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Figurative Language

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Words and expressions that deviate from their literal meanings, to create a more vivid or expressive effect.

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Irony

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When a speaker says one thing but means another. This can be sarcasm, understatements, or backhanded compliments.

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Metaphor

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Using one semantic domain to explain a concept in a different domain.

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Oxymoron

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Contradictory words or phrases are used in combination for a contrasting effect.

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Simile

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Comparing two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech that uses an exaggerated statement or notions that are not meant literally.

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Personification

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Attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

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Animation

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Bringing inanimate objects ‘to life’ with language around motion or expression.

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Lexical Ambiguity

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The existence of two or more possible meanings within a single word.

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Puns

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Exploiting multiple meanings for an intended word or phrase for a humorous effect.

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