definitions
examples
true or false
picture examples
100
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
simile
100
it is raining cats and dogs
metaphor
100
an example of a litotes is "I have been having a really bad day so far"
FALSE
100
simile
200
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
metaphor
200
it is not the best weather today
litotes
200
a poem has to rhyme
FALSE
200
irony
300
the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
irony
300
Butterfingers: a person who frequently drops things, like if you have butter spread on your hands and fingers, you would drop things easily.
Neologism
300
a metonymy is a figure of speech in which the name of an object or concept is replaced with a word closely related to or suggested by the original.
TRUE
300
symbol
400
A figure of speech and form of verbal irony in which understatement is used to emphasize a point by stating a negative to further affirm a positive, often incorporating double negatives for effect.
litotes
400
Brandon is as fast as a cheetah
simile
400
Neologism is a word that has a straight forward definition and is not combined with other things.
FALSE
400
metaphor
500
a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
metonymy
500
cross for christianity
symbol
500
litotes are when a phrase contains only one negative, and no negotiations.
FALSE
500
neologism