Vocal Quiz 2 Flashcards
(22 cards)
imagery
visually descriptive or figurative language
irony
when something unexpected happens
juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
litotes
ironical understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
malapropism
the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect
metaphor
comparison between two unlike things without the use of like or as
metonymy
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant
onomatopoeia
words that simulate sounds
oxymoron
when contradictory terms are in conjunction
paradox
a statement that seemingly doesn’t make sense but is actually true
parenthesis
a word or phrase inserted as an explanation or afterthought
periphrasis
the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing
persona
the aspect of someone’s character that others see
personification
the characterization of a character
pun
a play on words
rhetorical question
a question that isn’t meant to be answered
sarcasm
when someone means the opposite of what they say
satire
a humorous story about a person, place, or thing
simile
a comparison between two things with the words like or as
synecdoche
when a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa
theme
the main idea of a piece of literature
zeugma
when a word applies to itself in two senses
