Figurative Language
Sound Devices
Parallelism
Examples
Appeals
100
words that appeal to the senses sight, sound, smell, taste and touch
What is Imagery ?
100
A word that resembles the sound it denotes or makes.
What is onomatopoeia?
100
Juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas (often, although not always, but in parallel structure).
What is Antithesis ?
100
We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardships, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty. J. F. Kennedy
What is asyndeton?
100
• "There’s no price that can be placed on peace of mind. Our advanced security systems will protect the well-being of your family so that you can sleep soundly at night."
What is emotional appeal?
200
comparison using like or as
What is Simile?
200
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration?
200
lack of conjunctions between coordinate phrases, clauses, or words.
What is Asyndeton ?
200
Not that I loved Caesar less, but that I loved Rome more. Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
What is antithesis?
200
• "You know me – I’ve taught Sunday School at your church for years, babysat your children, and served as a playground director for many summers."
What is personal appeal?
300
IMPLIED comparison WITHOUT like or as
What is Metaphor?
300
repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sound. slide/white
What is assonance?
300
Figure of repetition that occurs when the last word or terms in one sentence, clause, or phrase is/are repeated at or very near the beginning of the next sentence, clause, or
What is Anadiplosis?
300
I came, I saw, I conquered.
What is asyndeton?
300
• "Ladies and gentlemen of the jury: we have not only the fingerprints, the lack of an alibi, a clear motive, and an expressed desire to commit the robbery… We also have video of the suspect breaking in. The case could not be more open and shut."
What is logical appeal?
400
something that represents something and all the thoughts & emotions associated with
What is Symbols ?
400
identical consonant sound PRECEDED by a different vowel sound: home/same, worth/breath.
What is consonance?
400
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses or lines
What is Anaphora?
400
"Kinetic energy is also known as the energy of motion. A vehicle's energy of motion doubles when its weight doubles. When a vehicle's weight doubles, it needs about twice the distance to stop."
What is anadiplosis?
400
• "The data is perfectly clear: this investment has consistently turned a profit year-over-year, even in spite of market declines in other areas."
What is logical appeal?
500
Allusion a brief reference to a historical, literary, or societal figure or event
What is Allusion?
500
large luscious lemons is an example of....
What is alliteration?
500
Figure of emphasis in which the same word or words both begin(s) and end(s) a phrase, clause, or sentence; beginning and ending a phrase or clause with the same word or words. Example: "Nothing is worse than doing nothing."
What is Epanalepsis?
500
*We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender. - Churchill.
What is anaphora?
500
• "I’m not just invested in this community – I love every building, every business, every hard-working member of this town."
What is emotional appeal?
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