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36 Cards in this Set
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Catachresis |
A harsh metaphor involving the use of a word beyond its strict sphere. |
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"I listen vainly, but with thirsty ear." |
Catachresis |
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Chiasmus |
Two corresponding pairs arranged not in parallels (a-b-a-b) but in inverted order (a-b-b-a); from the shape of the Greek letter chi (X) |
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"Those gallant men will remain often in my thoughts and in my prayers always." |
Chiasmus |
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"Renown'd for conquest, and in council skill'd." |
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Climax |
Arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. Often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word of the next. |
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"One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will." |
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"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield." |
Climax |
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Euphemism |
Substitution of an agreeable or at least non-offensive expression for one whose plainer meaning might be harsh or unpleasant.
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"Passed away" |
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Hendiadys |
Use of two words connected by a conjunction, instead of subordinating one to the other, to express a single complex idea. |
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"It sure is nice and cool today!" |
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"I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications." |
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Hypallage |
("Exchanging")--transferred epithet; grammatical agreement of a word with another word which it does not logically qualify. Most common in poetry. |
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Hyperbaton |
Separation of words which belong together, often to emphasize the first of the separated words or to create a certain image. |
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Hyperbole |
Exaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect. |
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"I've been waiting for a million years!" |
Hyperbole |
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"He looked about a million years old." |
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Hysteron Proteron |
("later-earlier"): Inversion of the natural sequence of events, often meant to stress the event which, though later in time, is considered the most important. |
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"I like the island Manhattan. Smoke on your pipe and put that in." |
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"Put on your shoes and socks!" |
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Irony |
Expression of something which is contrary to the intended meaning; the words say one thing but mean another. |
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"Yet Brutus says he was ambitious, and Brutus is an honourable man." |
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Litotes |
Understatement, for intensification, by denying the contrary of the thing being affirmed. |
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"A few unannounced quizzes are not inconceivable." |
Litotes |
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"War is not healthy for children and other living things." |
Litotes |
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"One nuclear bomb can ruin your whole day." |
Litotes |
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Metaphor |
Implied comparison achieved through a figurative use of words; the word is used not in its literal sense, but in one analogous to it.
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"Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player, that struts and frets his hour upon the stage." |
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"...while h learned the language (that meager and fragile thread...by which the surface corners and edges of men's secret and solitary lives may be joined for an instant now and then before sinking back into the darkness..." |
Metaphor |
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Metonymy |
Substitution of one word for another which it suggests |
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"He is a man of the cloth" |
Metonymy |
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"The pen is mightier than the sword" |
Metonymy |
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"By the sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat they bread" |
Metonymy |
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Onomatopoeia |
Use of words to imitate natural sounds; accommodation of sound to sense. |
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"Boom! Crack!" |
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