Terms Flashcards
Language used in such a way as to force words out of their literal meanings by emphasizing their connotations to bring new insight and feeling to the subject.
Figurative language
what is said is based in reality without the comparisons used in figurative language.
Literal language
the emotional suggestions attached to words beyond their strict definitions.
Connotation
the dictionary meaning of words.
Denotation
a comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar. The comparison is directly stated through words such as like, as, than or resembles.
Simile
a comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar. The comparison is implied rather than directly stated.
Metaphor
giving human attributes to an animal, object or idea.
Personification
two words placed close together which are contradictory, yet have truth in them.
Oxymoron
a statement in which there is an apparent contradiction which is actually true.
Paradox
an exaggeration in the service of truth - an overstatement.
Hyperbole
this is saying less than what you mean in the service of truth.
Understatement
is the representation through language of sense experience. The image most often suggests a mental picture, but an image may also represent a sound, smell, taste or tactile experience.
Imagery
Opposite of what’s expected
Irony
One item that makes you think of another
Symbol
Referring to something that is well know to describe something that is not
Allusion
