VOCAB 1-12 Flashcards
metaphor n.
a word or phrase that IS applied to an object or action, which isn’t applicable
simile n.
COMPARISON of one thing to another of a different kind (vivid description)
apostrophe (literary device)
a speech or address to a person who is not present or to a personified object
phlegmatic adj.
having an unemotional or calm disposition
splenetic adj.
bad tempered or spiteful
melancholy n. adj.
a feeling of pensive sadness, typically w/ no obvious cause
sanguine adj.
optimistic or positive; especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
choleric adj.
bad tempered or irritable
redundant adj.
not or no longer needed / useful
quench v.
put out, extinguish, or satisfy (by drinking water)
facade n.
false appearance that makes something or someone seem more pleasant or better than they really are
carrion n.
decaying flesh of dead animals
