Techniques Flashcards
Antithesis
Two complete opposite ideas next to each other
Paradox
A seemingly absurd statement which has a correct meaning
Oxymoron
Two opposite words besides each other
Pathos
A phrase which evokes pity or sadness
Bathos
A sudden change in mood from seriousness one to a ridiculous or ordinary one
Allusion
Figure of speech that makes reference to a place, event, literary work, myth, art, etc
- e.g. she is my Juliet
Verbal Irony
The contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
Synecdoche
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole
- e.g. lend me your ears
Consonance
the repetition of consonant sounds with in or at the end of a word
*- e.g. east,west,best,test
Assonance
the repetition of similar vowels in the stressed syllables of successive words
*- e.g. surf and turf
Synecdoche
Using a symbol to represent people
e.g. ‘boots on the ground’ means lots of soilders
Malapropism
The mistaken use of a word in placed of a similar sounding word
In media res
Starting a line halfway through a conversation
Sycophantic
Sucking up to someone
Euphemism
word or phrase used to avoid saying something unpleasant
- e.g. ‘passed away’ is a euphemism for dying
