English quizlet
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1. Figurative Lan- figures of speech that are not read literally but are used to create an image,
guage communicate meaning, or emphasize significance
2. Simile Metaphor: a comparison between two objects that are mostly unlike without using
"like" or "as;" one object relates to and represents the other without using "like"
or "as"
3. Hyperbole an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe that the statement
is true
4. Alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
5. Onomatopoeia words whose sounds echo their meanings; the word is formed by the imitation of
a sound made
6. Imagery the writer relies on descriptions that connect to the five senses - taste, touch, smell,
sight, hearing - to create an image and to translate meaning
7. Irony the literal or actual outcome does not match the intended meaning or the expect-
ed; three types that more clearly define irony
8. Dramatic Irony the audience knows something that the characters do not
9. Situation Irony what really happens does not match what was expected
10. Verbal Irony what is said does not match the intended meaning; the literal and intended
meaning differ
11. Sarcasm like verbal irony, but is directed at someone or something and is meant to be
hurtful
12. Personification Human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.
13. Diction The writer's choice of words.
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_1j9bpw
1. Figurative Lan- figures of speech that are not read literally but are used to create an image,
guage communicate meaning, or emphasize significance
2. Simile Metaphor: a comparison between two objects that are mostly unlike without using
"like" or "as;" one object relates to and represents the other without using "like"
or "as"
3. Hyperbole an exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe that the statement
is true
4. Alliteration repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
5. Onomatopoeia words whose sounds echo their meanings; the word is formed by the imitation of
a sound made
6. Imagery the writer relies on descriptions that connect to the five senses - taste, touch, smell,
sight, hearing - to create an image and to translate meaning
7. Irony the literal or actual outcome does not match the intended meaning or the expect-
ed; three types that more clearly define irony
8. Dramatic Irony the audience knows something that the characters do not
9. Situation Irony what really happens does not match what was expected
10. Verbal Irony what is said does not match the intended meaning; the literal and intended
meaning differ
11. Sarcasm like verbal irony, but is directed at someone or something and is meant to be
hurtful
12. Personification Human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.
13. Diction The writer's choice of words.
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