But What Does it Represent?
Types of Speech
Think of the Implications!
100

A sensory description - sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell.

What is "Imagery"?

100

A part representing the whole - "all hands on deck".

What is "Synecdoche"?

100

Word choice - calling a parental figure "father" vs "dad".

What is "Diction"?

200

Something closely associated that stands in for something else. For example, "the crown" meaning the monarchy.

What is "Metonymy"?

200

Informal or conversational language.

What is "Colloquialism"?

200

Emotional or implied meaning of a word.

What is "Connotation"?

300

An object in a piece of literature that represents something of a deeper meaning.

What is "symbolism"?

300

Addressing someone absent, dead, or abstract.

What is "Apostrophe"?

300

Literal dictionary definition.

What is "Denotation"?

400

A story in which characters, objects, or events represent abstract ideas.

What is "Allegory"?

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