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Summer Terms Flashcards

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pun

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usually humorous or funny use of a word that suggests two or more meanings

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pun example

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A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two-tired

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figurative language

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Using a word or phrase beyond its actual definition

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figurative language example

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The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ.” Simile (Picture of Dorian Gray, page 2)

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double entendre

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A word or phrase that could have multiple interpretations

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double entendre example

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“Tis no less [a good day], I tell you; for the bawdy hand of the dial is now upon the prick of noon.” (Mercutio, Romeo and Juliet)

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Onomatopoeia

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A word formed by a vocal imitation associated with it

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Onomatopoeia example

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roared, crashed, clap

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simile

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A type of figure of speech that connects two things that aren’t alike using like or as

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simile example

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“Then Soames reappeared and plodded about like a parish beadle.” (Snow Falling on Cedars, page 29)

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metaphor

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A figure of speech to describe or compare an object or action in a way that isn’t actually true

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metaphor example

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“The curves of her throat were the curves of a white lily.” (The Picture of Dorian Gray, page 47

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analogy

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a comparison between two things that have some similar ideas, but otherwise different

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analogy example

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“Finding my car keys is like finding a needle in a haystack”

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conceit

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A figure of speech where two extremely different objects are compared to one another with similes and metaphors

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conceit example

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“Faithfulness is to the emotional life what consistency is to the life of the intellect.” (Picture of Dorian Gray, page 28)

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personification

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The representation of an inanimate object or abstract noises in the form of a human or animal characteristic

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personification example

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“But youth smiles without any reason.” (The Picture of Dorian Gray, page 90)

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zeugma

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The use of one word to modify another word in different ways

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zeugma example

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“He stood there motionless and in wonder.” (The Picture of Dorian Gray, page 15)

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allegory

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A spiritual or abstract hidden in stories, poems or pictures

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allegory example

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Animal Farm by George Orwell

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fable

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A short story that has a hidden moral

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fable example

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The Tortoise and the Hare

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metonymy

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A figure of speech where one object takes the place of another one but has close association with

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metonymy example

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Referring to the President as the White House or suits meaning business people

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Synecdoche

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A type of metonymy that uses a part for a whole or the whole for the part

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synecdoche example

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When you say “Do you like my new wheels” instead of asking “do you like my new car”

29
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apposition

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Two nouns or phrases are used to describe the same person or thing

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apposition example

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Mary, an electrical engineer, approved.

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epithet

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A word or phrase used to describe a person or object instead of their actual attributed quality

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epithet example

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Sybil Vane called Dorian Gray “Prince Charming” instead of knowing his actual name

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hyperbole

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Exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally

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hyperbole example

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“Margaret Devereux was one of the loveliest creatures I ever saw, Harry.” (Picture of Dorian Gray, page 20)

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understatement

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Something being presented as being smaller, or less important than it actually is

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understatement example

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“I did OK on the test.”

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litotes

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An understatement that is expressed by the negative contrary

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litotes example

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“Not a bad singer.”

39
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Euphemism

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An inoffensive phrase substituted for an offensive one

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Euphemism example

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“Let go” instead of “fired”

41
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paradox

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A statement that is self-contradictory or absurd that turns out to be somewhat true

42
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paradox example

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“I can resist anything but temptation.” - Oscar Wilde

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oxymoron

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Contradictory terms appear in the same sentence or phrase

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oxymoron example

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“Old news”

45
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allusion

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An expression that calls something to mind without saying it outright or explicitly

46
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allusion example

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“He becomes a lovesick Romeo when he’s around her.”

47
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Rhetoric of Parallelism / Parallel Structure:

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Using the same pattern of words to show that two things have the same level of importance

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Rhetoric of Ellipsis

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Taking out words for the reader to insert themselves

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Rhetoric of Antithesis

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Contrasting ideas in a balanced sentence

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Asyndeton

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The absence of a conjunction in a sentence

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Asyndeton example

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“I came, I saw, I conquered.”

52
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Polysyndeton

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The repetition of conjunctions in a sentence

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polysyndeton example

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“I am hanging out with my brother, and sister, and mom, and dad.”

54
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Anaphora

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a sentence

55
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anaphora example

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“go big or go home”

56
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Anadiplosis

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Repetition of a word at the end of a clause that follows to the beginning of the next clause

57
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Anadiplosis example

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“The inside of the tree had been filled with a stock of arrows to be used in a fantasy battle at first, then in a battle fought amongst themselves.” (Snow Falling on Cedars, page 110)

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Isocolon

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A succession of sentences that follow the same grammatical length

59
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`Isocolon Example

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“Fin de siecle” murmured Lord Henry. “Fin du globe,” answered his hostess” (Picture of Dorian Gray, page 100)

60
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chiasmus

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“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.” (Picture of Dorian Gray, page 12)

61
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chiasmus

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Words or concepts repeated in the same sentence but in reverse order

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