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21 Cards in this Set
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synecdoche |
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole is used for the part |
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synecdoche origin |
greek, take up/together |
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metonymy |
figure of speech in which a thing refers to something else that its closely associated with |
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metonymy origin |
greek, change of name |
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metaphor |
a figure of speech that identifies as being the same as some unrelated thing for rhetorical effect, highlighting the similarities between the two |
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metaphor origin |
greek |
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Simile |
directly compares two things through the explicit use of connecting words |
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Simile origin |
latin "likeness" |
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Apostrophe |
arrangement of words addressing a non-existent person or an abstract idea in such a way as if it were present and capable of understanding feelings |
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Apostrophe origin |
greek, to turn/from |
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phlegmatic |
calm, composed |
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phlegmatic origin |
greek, inflammation |
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Splenetic |
irritable, spiteful, bad tempered |
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Splenetic origin |
latin |
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Melancholy |
a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression |
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melancholy origin |
greek |
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sanguine |
optimistic, hopeful, confident |
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sanguine origin |
latin "blood" |
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Choleric |
easily angered |
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choleric origin |
greek |
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4 humors |
melancholy, choleric, phlegmatic, sanguine |
