Allegory- a story, poem, or picture that the author may use as a double meaning to teach a lesson or moral.
Ex: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an allegory encouraging people to never give up even when things seem impossible.
Allusion- a word or expression used to bring something to the reader's mind without actually saying the word or expression.
Ex: In the teacher's speech there was an allusion to the Iliad.
Analogy- comparing one thing to another.
Ex: In James’s paper there was an analogy between men and animals.
Anaphora- a word used to avoid using the same word twice
Ex: To avoid sounding repetitive James used anaphoras in his paper.
Anecdote- a narrative involving a true story about an incident or person. …show more content…
Hyperbole- an exaggeration that should not be take literally.
Ex: Everyone laughed at James’s hyperbole because it was so ridiculous.
Metaphor- a figure of speech that is used to give an action to something that can’t actually happen
Ex: In the book I read the author used many metaphors to help the reader understand how the character is feeling.
Metonymy- the use of a word to take the place of the thing meant which allows you to see the bigger picture.
Ex: To avoid confusion James used a commonly know metonymy in his speech.
Paradox- a statement or situation that is logically unacceptable or self contradictory.
Ex: When I traveled into the future, I created a paradox when I saw myself.
Rhetorical question- a question someone asks, not to get answers, but to get the listener thinking.
Ex: There were many rhetorical questions in the priest’s homily.
Synecdoche- a figure of speech used to make part of a subject the whole subject
Ex: Most baseball announcers use a synecdoche when announcing a game.
Understatement- minimizing the worth of the actual situation or meaning
Ex: It was an understatement to say that my broken arm
Ex: The Lord of the Rings trilogy is an allegory encouraging people to never give up even when things seem impossible.
Allusion- a word or expression used to bring something to the reader's mind without actually saying the word or expression.
Ex: In the teacher's speech there was an allusion to the Iliad.
Analogy- comparing one thing to another.
Ex: In James’s paper there was an analogy between men and animals.
Anaphora- a word used to avoid using the same word twice
Ex: To avoid sounding repetitive James used anaphoras in his paper.
Anecdote- a narrative involving a true story about an incident or person. …show more content…
Hyperbole- an exaggeration that should not be take literally.
Ex: Everyone laughed at James’s hyperbole because it was so ridiculous.
Metaphor- a figure of speech that is used to give an action to something that can’t actually happen
Ex: In the book I read the author used many metaphors to help the reader understand how the character is feeling.
Metonymy- the use of a word to take the place of the thing meant which allows you to see the bigger picture.
Ex: To avoid confusion James used a commonly know metonymy in his speech.
Paradox- a statement or situation that is logically unacceptable or self contradictory.
Ex: When I traveled into the future, I created a paradox when I saw myself.
Rhetorical question- a question someone asks, not to get answers, but to get the listener thinking.
Ex: There were many rhetorical questions in the priest’s homily.
Synecdoche- a figure of speech used to make part of a subject the whole subject
Ex: Most baseball announcers use a synecdoche when announcing a game.
Understatement- minimizing the worth of the actual situation or meaning
Ex: It was an understatement to say that my broken arm