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15 Cards in this Set
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Alitteration |
Using words that begin with the same sound |
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Anaphora |
Repeating a specific clause at the beginning of each sentence/ point. |
“We shall fight in France. We shall fight on the seas and oceans. We shall fight on the beaches. We shall fight on the landing grounds. We shall fight in the hills.” |
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Assonance |
repeating vowel sounds in a phrase |
“I lie down by the side of my bride.” |
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Apostrophe |
addressing something/someone that isn’t there |
My sweet love, I sometimes wonder what you see. |
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Hyperbole |
Obvious exaggeration |
That guy was ten feet tall! |
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Irony |
using a word in a literal sense that debunks what has just been said |
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Metaphor |
comparing two things by equalizing them |
Love is a fire that burns your house, and you can't save anything in it. |
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Simile |
comparing two things using “like” or “as” |
You are like coffee, bitter and scalding. |
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Metonymy |
using a word or term that actually addresses or refers to something else |
Crown= Royalty Lab coats= scientists White House= president |
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Onomatopoeia |
using a word that sounds like its meaning |
Bang! Splat! Snap! Crackle! Pop! |
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Paradox |
using an expression that seems to contradict itself, but may provide an insight |
Freedom is slavery. |
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Personification |
giving a non-human figure human qualities |
The wind shouted at me. |
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Pun |
Wordplay |
"Hey, Ian give me a pun." "Duck puns always quack me up." |
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Synecdoche |
using a part to represent a whole |
ABCs= alphabet Coke= soda (South) |
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Understatement |
making something seem less important than it actually is |
"I'm only having a minor surgery to obtain a kidney transplant. |
