Fig. Lang 2
Comparing two thing with like and/or as
Simile
A word or phrase that imitates the sound it represents
Onomatopoeia
Warns or hints at the future
Foreshadowing
Represents everyday life
Realism
A scene that takes place before the story
Flashback
Word choice in text
Diction
Repetition of beginning consonance sounds
Alliteration
Imitation of the style of someone else's work
Parody
An expression that normally means the opposite
Irony
A character that represents characteristics identifiable by the audience
Archetype
An exaggerated statement
Hyperbole
Repetition of consonance sounds and the repetition of vowel sounds
Consonance and Assonance
Appears contradicting but holds a deeper meaning
Paradox
Use of humor, exaggeration, or ridicule to criticize stupidity and wrongdoing
Satire
Someone speaks thoughts out loud despite others who can hear, mostly in plays
Soliloquy
Figure of speech referring to object not by what it actually is
Metonymy/Synecdoche
Extra tinge of meaning beyond dictionary definition
Connotation
Understatement that implies positive by double negative
Litole
An in depth metaphor
Conceit
Speaker refers to someone absent or dead
Apostrophe
When two contradicting words are used together in a sentence
Oxymoron
Repetition of word or phrase at the start of a sentence
Anaphora