Schemes & Tropes Flashcards
Scheme
An artful deviation in the standard word or pattern
Understatement
Presenting something being smaller than it is
Irony
A sarcastic statement that has a contradictory meaning
Parallelism
2 or more parts of a sentence are structured the same
Asyndeton
Uses conjunctions to change the tone
Antithesis
two opposites set side by side to show the difference
Polysyndeton
The repeated use of conjunctions to connect things
Alliteration
Repetition of consonants in 2 or more words in a sentence
Assonance
Different words with the same or similar vowel sound
Epistrophe
The last word or set of words is repeated at the end multiple times
Tropes
The artful use of a word, phrase, or image in a way not normally intended
Euphemism
A mild or indirect work to replace a harsher word
Hyperbole
Exaggerated claim or statement
Idiom
A phrase that means something different than what it says
Personification
A figure of speech that gives a place, idea, or thing human attributes
Onomatopoeia
A word to name a sound
Paradox
An apparent contradiction that has some sense
Oxymoron
Two contradicting words next to each other
Synecdoche
A part is meant to represent a whole
Metonymy
A related concept is used to represent the thing itself
