Vocabulary Quiz #2 Flashcards
Parallel Structure
using the same pattern or structure of words often with “and”/”or”
Personification
figurative language that applies human characteristics or emotions to animals/inanimate objects
Anaphora
repetition of a word/phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines.
“Go big, or go home”
Figurative Language
words that have different meaning than the literal definition
Hyperbole
a figure of speech using exaggeration
Syntax
determines the arrangement of the words (passive or active voice)
Extended Metaphor
a metaphor that extends multiple lines of text
Anadiplosis
repetition of a word that ends one clause at the beginning of the next.
“Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our doubt”
Dichotomy
a contrast between to opposite things
“Love and war”
Paradox
a statement that appears to contradict itself
Irony
situation in which there is a contrast between expectation and reality
Common Ground
a mutual agreement or interest to provide resolution
