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Latin Figures Of Speech Flashcards

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Metonymy

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Taking one characteristic of someone and making it their name (Hey blue shirt)

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Apostrophe

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O (something that’s not here)!

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Synecdoche

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Using one part of something to describe the whole thing (I drove my wheels to school)

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Litotes

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Making a negative statement sound nicer (lunch today wasn’t delicious)

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Paradox

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Statement that contains 2 contradictory elements (he is so loud that he’s quiet)

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