WorksheetsFigures of Speech
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Tropes
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
A comparison using LIKE or AS
Sarcasm
alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
Ellipsis
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
an implied comparison between two unlike things
The use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
Asyndeton
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
the deliberate omission of a word or words that are readily implied by the context
omitted conjunctions, which produce a fast-paced and rapid prose
Metaphor
an implied comparison between two unlike things
a comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS
a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
Onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
a statement commonly defined as a question that does not require an answer
Hyperbole
deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
the use of words whose sound reinforces their meaning
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
Rhetorical Question
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
a statement commonly defined as a question that does not require an answer
a deliberate exaggeration for emphasis
Oxymoron
attributing animal qualities that are not uniquely human to an inanimate object
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
Animism
a contradiction; two contradictory terms or idea that are used together
attributing animal qualities that are not uniquely human to an inanimate object
the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first
Antithesis
the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
Antimetabole
the arrangement of ideas in the second clause is a reversal of the first
the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
Alliteration
The juxtaposition of contrasting ideas
the repetition of the same vowel sound in the middle of successive words
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
Cacophony
creating a harsh effect by combining words that emphasize guttural, coarse sounds
creating a pleasing effect by combining words that emphasize soft, whispery sounds
a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
Parasynesthesia
the designation of one thing with something closely associated with it
the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of successive words
the concurrent appeal to or response of two or more senses
Satire
a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
the concurrent appeal to or response of two or more senses
attributing human qualities to forces of nature
Metonymy
the designation of one thing with something closely associated with it
attributing human qualities to an inanimate object
a literal and sensuous quality or item representing an abstract or suggestive aspect
Personification
attributing human qualities to an inanimate object
the designation of one thing with something closely associated with it
a literal and sensuous quality or item representing an abstract or suggestive aspect
Juxtaposition
a poetic and rhetorical devise in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to each other, often creating an effect of surprise and wit
literal and sensuous quality or item representing an abstract or suggestive aspect
Attributing human qualities to an animal or inanimate object
Symbol
a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
involves alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
literal and sensuous quality or item representing an abstract or suggestive aspect
Apposition
a manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
the placing next to a noun another noun or phrase that explains it
the repetition of vowel sounds within words
Assonance
the placing next to a noun another noun or phrase that explains it
The repetition of vowel sounds within words
satiric imitation of a work or of an author with the idea of ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work
Parody
manner of writing that mixes a critical attitude with wit and humor in an effort to improve mankind and human institutions
literal and sensuous quality or item representing an abstract or suggestive aspect
satiric imitation of a work or of an author with the idea of ridiculing the author, his ideas, or work
Epithet
the repetition of vowel sounds within words
a term used to characterize a person or thing
construction in which one word seems to be in the same relation to two or more other words but in fact is not
Syllepsis
a reference to some familiar event in history or to some familiar expression or character in literature, the Bible, or mythology
the repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
construction in which one word seems to be in the same relation to two or more other words but in fact is not
Epistrophe
a reference to some familiar event in history or to some familiar expression or character in literature, the Bible, or mythology
words at the ends of verses in which the final consonants in the stressed syllable agree but the words that precede them differ
the repetition of the same word or group of words at the ends of successive clauses
Allusion
words at the ends of verses in which the final consonants in the stressed syllable agree but the words that precede them differ
a reference to some familiar event in history or to some familiar expression or character in literature, the Bible, or mythology
expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures
Consonance
words at the ends of verses in which the final consonants in the stressed syllable agree but the words that precede them differ
expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures
the word order reversed or rearranged
Parallelism
the word order reversed or rearranged
expresses similar or related ideas in similar grammatical structures
grammatical structure of the first clause or phrase is reversed in the second, sometimes repeating the same words
Chiasmus
the word order reversed or rearranged
grammatical structure of the first clause or phrase is reversed in the second, sometimes repeating the same words
the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
Anastrophe
the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
the rhetorical repetition of the word or phrase that ends one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase
the word order reversed or rearranged
Anaphora
the rhetorical repetition of the word or phrase that ends one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase
the regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or clauses
creating a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds
Anadiplosis
creating a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds
the rhetorical repetition of the word or phrase that ends one phrase at the beginning of the next phrase
a brief, printed saying that has the nature of a proverb
Euphony
a brief, printed saying that has the nature of a proverb
creating a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds
the form of speech in which a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, genders, and the like
Epigram
the form of speech in which a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, genders, and the like
the insertion of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence
a brief, printed saying that has the nature of a proverb
Polyptoton
the insertion of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence
creating a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds
form of speech in which a word is repeated in different cases, numbers, genders, and the like
Parenthesis
the insertion of words, phrases, or a sentence that is not syntactically related to the rest of the sentence
the substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one
creating a pleasing effect by combining words or phonetic elements in spoken words to produce harmonious sounds
Euphemism
the writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one
the substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one
the use of many conjunctions that has the opposite effect; it slows the pace of the writing
Polysyndeton
the use of many conjunctions that has the opposite effect; it slows the pace of the writing
the writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one
the arrangement of ideas, words, or phrases that are stylistically effective
Zeugma
the arrangement of ideas, words, or phrases that are stylistically effective
attributing human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects
the writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one
Schemes
arrangement of ideas, words, or phrases that are stylistically effective
the writer uses one word to govern or modify two or more words although its use is grammatically or logically correct with only one
a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
Apostrophe
a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
a part substituted for the whole
addressing the absent as present or the inanimate or inhuman as if it could hear and understand
Paradox
a statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
addressing the absent as present or the inanimate or inhuman as if it could hear and understand
the writer takes on another voice or role that states the opposite of what is expressed
Synecdoche
the writer takes on another voice or role that states the opposite of what is expressed
A part is substituted for the whole
attributing human qualities to a force of nature
Irony
the writer takes on another voice or role that states the opposite of what is expressed
attributing human qualities to a force of nature
statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
Simile
statement that appears to be contradictory but, in fact, has some truth
explicit comparison between two unlike things signaled by the use of LIKE or AS
a part is substituted for the whole
Pathetic Fallacy
a part is substituted for the whole
attributing human qualities to a force of nature
a play on the meaning of words?
Litotes
a play on the meaning of words
writer takes on another voice or role that states the opposite of what is expressed
the opposite of hyperbole which intensifies an idea by an understatement
Pun
a play on the meaning of words
a personal, jeering ridicule that is intended to hurt individuals
alterations in the usual meanings of words or phrases
