Figurative Language - Flashcard

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Words that start with the same consonant sound

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Alliteration

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A reference to a person, place, thing, or idea of historic, cultural, political, or literary significance.

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Allusion

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Comparison between two things; a direct comparison, not a metaphor or simile.

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Analogy

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Repetition of a sentence part, usually at the start.

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Anaphora

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Two opposing ideas combined to highlight contrast, often in parallel structure.

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Antithesis

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In literature, an ________ is when someone speaks directly to someone absent, dead, an inanimate object, or an abstract idea.

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Apostrophe

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Implicit comparison between unrelated things sharing traits

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Metaphor

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Difference between expectation and reality.

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Irony

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Comparison of two things showing similarities using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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A phrase with a meaning beyond the literal; often region-specific.

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Idiom