Tropes

Question 1

Adynaton

Answer 1

Form of hyperbole that is so extreme it is impossible

“It’s easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a sinner to get into heaven”

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Reference to another work of literature

“This place is like a Garden of Eden” alluding to Book of Genesis — specifically religious allusion

Question 3

Analogy

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Comparison similar features of two different things

“The structure of the atom is like the solar system”

Question 4

Anthimeria

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Using a word in a grammatical form other than standard usage

“The new buds knuckled the naked branches”

Knuckled usually a noun but here is a verb

Question 5

Anthropomorphism

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Ascribing human traits to non-humans

(Personification metaphorically applies human traits to non-humans

But anthropomorphism is when non-humans act like humans)

Question 6

Antonomasia

Answer 6

When an epithet replaces a proper name

“The Big Apple” for new york city

“The boy who lived” for harry potter

Question 7

Cliché

Answer 7

When an expression is overused to the point of ineffectiveness

“Red as a rose”

Question 8

Conceit

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Extended and elaborate metaphor used throughout a poem or passage

Question 9

Double entendre

Answer 9

A phrase which has two meanings

(One obvious , one hidden)

Question 10

Dysphemism

Answer 10

Opposite to euphemism

Where an extreme phrase replaces a more moderate / accurate phrase

“She bodied that feature, she murdered everyone on that track”

Question 11

Euphemism

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Replacing a harsher word with a harmless one

“My brother passed away”

Question 12

Pataphor / extended metaphor

Answer 12

A metaphor that elaborates betond a single phrase

And built across multiple lines and passages

Question 13

Hypallage

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When an adjective describes a noun it doesn’t literally refer to

“Restless night” — the night itself wasn’t restless , it was the person

Question 14

Hyperbole

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• exaggeration

Source of criticism, mockery, or intrigue

Question 15

Hypophora

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When a writer poses a question, then immediately answers their question

Question 16

Innuendo

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An implication to something that cannot be overtly said

Often implying something negative, politically incorrect, or sexual

Question 17

Verbal irony

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When what is said is not what is meant

Question 18

Dramatic irony

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When the audience knows something the character doesn’t

Question 19

Situational irony

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When there is a big difference between the expected outcome of a situation and the actual outcome

Question 20

Irony

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An inconsistancy in a straightforward statement undermined by its context

Question 21

Kenning

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Circumlocution from compound description which replaces a single noun

He is the feeder of the bloody battle axe = he is a warrior

The clashing ring-feast of the darken day = midwinter festival

Question 22

Malaphor

Answer 22

Two common idioms or phrases used together
to make a new metaphorical meaning

“We’ll burn that bridge when we get to it” = we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it + burning bridges

Question 23

Meiosis

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A euphemism that intentionally understates something

“The pond” for the Atlantic ocean

Question 24

Merism

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Referencing something by describing its parts/descriptors

“Flesh and bone” = body

“Search every nook and cranny” = search everywhere

Question 25

Metaphor

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Phrase in which one thing is said to be another thing

• suggests a common quality betweeb them

Question 26

Metonymy

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Where one thing refers to another thing

tongue meaning language

Question 27

Oxymoron

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Phrase which juxtaposes contradictory elements in two-word formation

“A grin of bitterness”

“Saddness is beautiful”

“Beautiful dark twisted fantasy”

Question 28

Paradox

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A statement with a contradiction

• causes confusion & distraction to work out paradox

“I always lie”

Question 29

Paraprosdokian

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A passage where the latter part of the sentence is subversive / unexpected which causes a reinterpretation of first part of passage

“If i am reading this graph correctly — i’d be very surprised”

Question 30

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 30

• when the natural world reflect human events
• ascription of human traits to inanimate nature (cruel sea)

Question 31

Personification

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Type of metaphor where human characteristics are figuratively applied to animals/inanimate objects

“The rain danced on the rooftops”

Question 32

Rhetorical question

Answer 32

A question not literally meant to be answered

Question 33

Simile

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Comparison of two things using like, as, than

Question 34

Synecdoche

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Where a term of a whole is used to refer to the whole

“two heads are better than one”

Heads refers to people

Question 35

Triple entendre

Answer 35

Phrase with three meanings

Question 36

Ubi sunt

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Poetry that poses questions about the transitory nature of life and inevitability of death

Question 37

Zeugma

Answer 37

A figure of speech where a word applies to two different meanings

• often used with one literal meaning & other figurative

“She stole a kiss (literal) and my heart (figurative)”

“John (death) and his driving licence (overdue) expired last week”

Question 38

Zoomorphism

Answer 38

Applying animal characteristics to humans or gods

Question 39

Antistrophe

Answer 39

repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive sentences