Figurative Language
A comparison of two unlike things, often introduced by like or as
What is a simile?
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
What is irony?
An appeal to credibility, ethics, or moral principles
What is ethos?
a figure of speech consisting of the use of the name of one thing for that of another of which it is an attribute or with which it is associated
What is metonymy?
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables
What is alliteration?
A word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show or suggest that they are similar
What is a metaphor?
the rhetorical contrast of ideas by means of parallel arrangements of words, clauses, or sentences
What is antithesis?
An appeal to logic or reason
What is logos?
omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses
What is asyndeton?
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is a hyperbole?
Representing a thing or idea as a person in art, literature
What is personification?
the use of a word to modify or govern two or more words usually in such a manner that it applies to each in a different sense or makes sense with only one
What is zeugma?
An appeal to emotion
What is pathos?
an inverted relationship between the syntactic elements of parallel phrases
What is chiasmus?
An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its separate words but must be learned as a whole
What is an idiom?
Writing about objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our five physical senses
What is imagery?
a statement made in the form of a question with no expectation of an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
An appeal to time or place
What is Kairos?
a figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole
What is synecdoche?
The forming of a word (as “buzz” or “hiss”) in imitation of a natural sound
What is onomatopoeia?
A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, literary, or political significance
What is an allusion?
The presentation of a thing with underemphasis especially in order to achieve a greater effect; understatement
What is meiosis?