Figures of Speech Flashcards

1
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repetition of an initial consonant sound.

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Alliteration

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2
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repetition of the same word.

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Anaphora

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3
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the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas.

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Antithesis

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4
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addressing a nonexistent or non-living thing

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Apostrophe

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5
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repetition of the sound of vowels or diphthongs.

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Assonance

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6
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reserve order of concepts and grammatical constructions.

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Chiasmus

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7
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substitution of inoffensive terms for offensive ones.

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Euphemism

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8
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exaggeration

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Hyperbole

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9
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opposite meaning

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Irony

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10
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affirmative expressed by the negative of its opposite.

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Litotes

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11
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implied comparison of dissimilar objects.

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Metaphor

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12
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a type of metaphor that compares disimialr objects using “like” and “as”.

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Simile

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13
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subsitution of word by another closely associated word.

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Metonymy

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14
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Pen is mightier than the sword.

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Metonymy

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15
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formulation of word from a sound.

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Onomatopoeia

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16
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Yodel! Boom!

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Onomatopoeia

17
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contradictory terms in conjunction.

18
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Original Copy; Truthful Lie; Cruel Love

19
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acceptable premises that lead to contradiction.

20
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this sentence is a lie. You cannot read this sentence.

21
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human qualities to non-human objects.

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Personification

22
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The sun smiled upon us.

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Personification

23
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exploiting other possible meanings

24
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A racist’s blood type is 2B-negative.

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Part is used as a whole.
Synedoche
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He has memorized all the ABCs
Synedoche
27
The jar looks like an asteroid.
Simile
28
She is an angel in disguise.
Metaphor
29
It is not the best time to talk about.
Litotes
30
"I respect life," said dooterte, a murder.
Irony
31
I have a ton of patience.
Hyperbole
32
Let's Netflix and Chill.
Euphemism
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I meant what I said and said what I meant.
Chiasmus
34
7-11; Bent Ten; My darling little sissy, my darling little wifey.
Assonance
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"Stop following me!" He said to the wind.
Apostrophe
36
That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
Antithesis
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Strange is thy pallor! Strange thy dress! Strange, above all, they lenth of tress.
Anaphora
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Alliteration