FIGURES OF SPEECH

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A stated comparison formed with "like" or "as" between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.

Simile

Ex. as big as a bus, as clear as a bell, as dry as a bone

simile

An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common.

Metaphor

Ex. Her bedroom is a jungle full of wild animals.

Metaphor

Ex. She is a rose in full bloom

Metaphor

_____ is all about adding a human trait to an inanimate object or an abstraction.

Personification

Ex. The picture in that magazine shouted for attention.

Personification

An extravagant statement; the use of exaggerated terms for the purpose of emphasis or heightened effect.

Hyperbole

Ex. When she smiles, her cheeks fall off.

Hyperbole

Ex. She cried a river of tears when he came back.

Hyperbole

It is used to replicate sounds created by objects, actions, animals and people.

Onomatopoeia

Ex. Cock-a-doodle-do, quack, moo, etc.

Onomatopoeia

Ex. A loud banging of the door woke her up.

onomatopoeia

Repetition of words and phrases

Repetition

Ex. Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn..."

Repetition

_____ is used to stress on the opposite meaning of a word. When people are looking to be sarcastic, they employ irony.

Irony

Ex. He was so intelligent, that he failed all his tests.

Irony

involves the usage of contradictory terms to describe an object, situation or incident.

Oxymoron

Ex. open secret, tragic comedy, exact estimate, original copies

Oxymoron

_____ is used when a person who is absent or nonexistent is spoken to.

Apostrophe

Ex. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star" "O death, your art is so unkind

Apostrophe

___a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

Allusion

Ex.Stop being a Romeo in front of her.

Allusion

Ex.Guess who's the next Kobe in our team

Allusion

This is figure of speech where a part of a particular object is employed to throw light on the whole thing.

Synecdoche

Ex. Describing a whole vehicle as just "wheels". He arrived in his bright red wheels.

Synecdoche

Ex.I'm not going to spend money for that. I have ten mouths to feed.

Synecdoche

____ is a figure of speech where one word or phrase is used in place of another. With metonymies, a name of a particular thing is substituted with the name of a thing that is closely related to it.

Metonymy

Ex. "We have always remained loyal to the crown."

Metonymy

is a repetition of the vowel sounds. Such a figure of speech is found most commonly in short sentences or verses.

Assonance

Ex. "Gleaming and streaming and streaming and beaming And rushing and flushing and brushing and gushing"

Assonance

is the duplication of a specific consonant sound at the start of each word and in quick succession. This figure of speech is commonly seen in poems.

Alliteration

Ex. "Sarah Shuster and Susie Simpson, Sam Simpson's sister, shouts she saw seven shivering soldiers

Alliteration

This is used to express a mild, indirect, or vague term to substitute for a harsh, blunt, or offensive term Some euphemisms intend to amuse, while others intend to give positive appearances to negative events.

Euphemism

Examples: Going to the other side for death, Passed away for die. On the streets for homeless. Adult entertainment for pornography. Comfort woman for prostitute Between jobs for unemployed

Euphemism

A ____ is a play on words that produces a humorous effect by using a word that suggests two or more meanings, or by using similar sounding words that have different meanings.

Pun

Ex. What is a math teacher's favorite type of tree a "Geome-tree"

pun

MIL - Models of Communication

Aia Dale · 6問 · 1年前

MIL - Models of Communication