Karteikarten
ELA 7/8: Figurative Language Flashcards
Karten in diesem Stapel (20)
- 1SimileComparing two different things using the words "like" or "as"
- 2PunA joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that some words sound the same but have different meanings
- 3PersonificationApplying human characteristics to something non-human
- 4ParadoxSomething absurd or self-contradictory that can be investigated to be true
- 5SymbolismAn object, place, or thing that represents something else
- 6AllusionAn indirect call or reference
- 7AlliterationWhen each word in a sentence starts with the same letter or sound
- 8HyperboleExtreme exaggeration
- 9OnomatopeiaA sound in the form of a word
- 10Idioma group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words (e.g., rain cats and dogs, see the light)
- 11ClicheA phrase or opinion that is overused or unoriginal
- 12AbstractExisting in thought or as an idea but not having physical or concrete existence
- 13SarcasmThe use of irony to mock or convey contempt
- 14Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. Eg. The Flames won by two goals or all hands on deck
- 15Pathetic Fallacythe attribution of human feelings and responses to inanimate things or animals, especially in art and literature
- 16ImageryVisually descriptive or figurative language
- 17OxymoronWhen two opposite ideas are used to create an effect
- 18Rhymecorrespondence of sound between words or the end of words
- 19Ironythe use of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite
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