Figurative Language Flashcards

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Emotive language

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words or phrases used to arouse a reader’s emotions

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Extended metaphor

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a metaphor which is continued through a series of lines or sentences in a text

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Hyperbole

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a deliberately exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally

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Imagery

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the use of language to convey an idea (or picture a scene) to readers

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Ironic

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where the intended meaning differs from the expected one

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Irony

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the use of words that mean the opposite of what you intend, done for emphasis or humour

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Juxtaposition

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putting things side by side or close together

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Metaphor

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the use of a word or phrase that is used to call something a thing it is not- providing an image

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Motif

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distinctive theme that is often repeated in a literary work or piece of music

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10
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Pathetic fallacy

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giving human feelings to inanimate things or objects

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Personification

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representing an idea in human form or having human characteristics

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Rhetorical question

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A question asked for dramatic effect and not intended to receive an answer

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Rule of three (tricolon)

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linking three points or features (usually adjectives) for impact

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Sibilance

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a literary device where strongly stressed consonants create a hissing sound (e.g. ‘s’, ‘f’, ‘sh’, ‘th’, etc)

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Simile

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where one thing is compared to another thing using a connective word (“like” or “as”)

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Symbol

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A thing though of as representing or standing for something else

17
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Symbolism

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the use of symbols to represent things

18
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Pathos

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any language that stirs feelings of sadness