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synecdocheA figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword).
metonymyA figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power.
litotesunderstatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)
hyperboleexaggeration for emphasis or for rhetorical effect
zeugmathe use of one word in a sentence to modify two other words in the sentence, typically in different ways.-EX-"Mr.Pickwick took his hat and his leave."
oxymoronA condensed form of paradox in which two contradictory words are used together, as in "sweet sorrow" or "original copy." or jumbo shrinp
synesthesiaa condition in which one type of sensory stimulus evokes a secondary and associated response. Example: hearing a sound and that invokes a color
apostropheA technique by which a writer address an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either ded or absent.
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Terms 8
Creator courtwalk
Created September 10, 2008
Group AP Language
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courtwalk : Great start students. Just a reminder that this discussion board is used for learning and is monitored by Ms. Barrs. In the future I may ask you to give examples of the words and use them in sentences. this discussion board is the place to do that.
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  1. metonymy A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated, as in the use of Washington for the United States government or of the sword for military power. - 25 misses
  2. zeugma the use of one word in a sentence to modify two other words in the sentence, typically in different ways.-EX-"Mr.Pickwick took his hat and his leave." - 18 misses
  3. litotes understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) - 15 misses
  4. synecdoche A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole (as hand for sailor), the whole for a part (as the law for police officer), the specific for the general (as cutthroat for assassin), the general for the specific (as thief for pickpocket), or the material for the thing made from it (as steel for sword). - 14 misses
  5. apostrophe A technique by which a writer address an inanimate object, an idea, or a person who is either ded or absent. - 8 misses
  6. synesthesia a condition in which one type of sensory stimulus evokes a secondary and associated response. Example: hearing a sound and that invokes a color - 8 misses
  7. oxymoron A condensed form of paradox in which two contradictory words are used together, as in "sweet sorrow" or "original copy." or jumbo shrinp - 7 misses