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Aphorism |
A concise statement designed to make a point or illustrate a commonly held belief. "Early to bed and early to rise/ make a man healthy, wealthy, and wise." |
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Oxymoron |
A figure of speech that combines two apparently contradictory elements. Jumbo Shrimp, Great Depression, Act Naturally |
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Satire |
A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness devices. |
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Sarcasm |
A sharp caustic remark. A form of verbal irony in which apparent praise is actually bitterly or harshly critical. I'm so smart. |
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Expletive |
A single word or short phrase intended t emphasis surrounding words. In fact, of course, after all |
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Irony |
A situation or statement characterized by significant difference between what is expected or understood and what actually happens or is meant. Things I hate 1) Lists 2) Irony 3) Hatred |
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Eulogy |
A speech or writing in praise of a person or thing. An oration in honor of a deceased person. You will be my favorite dog from now till the end of time. We will truly miss you. |
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Paradox |
A statement that is contradictory but is actually true. The entire Back To The Future series. |
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Onomatopoeia |
A sound or noise that is made by a creature or object. Bang, Oink, Squaw, Ouch! |
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Hyperbole |
An overstatement characterized by exaggerated language. I'm hotter than a supermodel! It's colder than your heart! |
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Analogy |
Comparison of two things that are alike in some respects. Metaphors and Similes are both analogies |
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Chiasmus |
When the order of a statement is reversed, sometimes to form a question. Did the kid disappoint the parents, or did the parents disappoint he kid? |
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Litote |
Form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to archive emphasis and intensity. She is not a bad cook. He is not the worst looking person ever. |
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Juxtaposition |
Placing of two items side by side to create a certain effect. |
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Motif |
Recurrent device, formula, or situation that often serves as a signal for the appearance of a character or event. Thunder as the villain enters. |
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Parallelism |
Recurrent syntactical similarity where several parts of a sentence or several sentences are expressed alike to show that the ideas in the parts or sentences equal in importance. I have always wanted, but never had the perfect paper. |
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Anaphora |
Regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses I will love her now, I will live her later, I will always lover her. |
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Tone |
The attitude a literary work takes towards its subject and theme. |
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Asyndeton |
The practice of omitting conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses. She was strong, handsome, and smart |
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Alliteration |
The repetition of initial consonant sounds or any vowel sounds within a formal grouping. Sally sells seashells... |
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Consonance |
Consonance The repetition of two or more consonants with a change in the intervening vowels.Splish-SplashPitter-Patter
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Invective |
The use of angry and insulting language in satirical writing. |
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Personification |
Treating a non-human object as if it were a person by giving it human qualities. |
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Metonomy |
The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant. Track for horse racing Suit for all that stuff |
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Synechodoche |
A figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa. The freshman as in the class of freshman. |
