figurative language Flashcards
What is a simile?
A figurative language form that uses words like “as” and “like”
What is a metaphor?
A figurative language form that compares one thing or person to something else
What is a hyperbole?
A figurative language form that uses exaggeration to emphasize a point
What is an oxymoron?
A figurative language form that uses two contradictory words one next to another
What is a pun?
A figurative language form that exploits the different meanings of a word with a humorous twist
What is an allusion?
A figurative language form that refers to a famous person, place, work or other known reference
What is a synecdoche?
A figurative language form in which a part of something is used to represent a whole
What is a personification?
A figurative language form that gives or objects or places humanlike actions
What is irony?
A figurative language form that contradicts expectations
What is a paradox?
A figurative language form that uses two contradictory words to emphasize something but that aren’t next to each other
What is an anaphora?
A figurative language form that implies a repetition of words (every child, every woman…)
What is an alliteration
A figurative language form that uses the same letter at the beginning of 2 or more words that are closely connected
What is an assonance?
A figurative language form that uses the repetition or vowels in 2 or more words
What is an onomatopoeia?
A figurative language form that imitates a sound
What is a euphemism?
A figurative language form that softens the reality of the situation
