Tropes Flashcards
(16 cards)
1
Q
Cliche
A
Something over said, negative
2
Q
Idiom
A
Word that is connected to a group of people
3
Q
Apostrophe
A
Speech to an object
4
Q
Personification
A
Give object human behavior
5
Q
Antithesis
A
Opposition of 2 ideas using parallel structure
6
Q
Juxtaposition
A
2 things placed next to each other that are opposite
7
Q
Oxymoron
A
Opposing meanings
8
Q
Paradox
A
Self contradictory statement that holds truth
9
Q
Simile
A
Comparing two things
10
Q
Analogy
A
Explaining 2 things not usually associated together
11
Q
Metaphor
A
Describes object in a way that isn’t literally true
12
Q
Litotes
A
Understatement
13
Q
Metonymy
A
Switching with something associated
14
Q
Synecdoche
A
Switching with part of the object
15
Q
Euphemism
A
Soften a harsh word
16
Q
Hyperbole
A
Overstatement
