Figures of Speech Terminology
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MsGreenDLC on January 26, 2012
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Figures of Speech for poetry discussion
Classes:
English 10, Mrs. Crites, 2012-2013
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 figure of speech | an expression that strives for literary effect rather than conveying a literal meaning |
| simile | a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as') "Edna is as stubborn as a mule!" |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing to unlike things without using like or as |
| implied metaphor | Implies or suggests the comparison between the two thing without stating it directly |
| extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length, occurring frequently in or throughout a work. |
| controlling metaphors | Metaphors that dominate or organize an entire poem. |
| synecdoche | when a part is used to signify a whole, "all hands on deck" |
| metonymy | A figure of speech in which something is referred to by using the name of something that is ASSOCIATED with it. Example- "Watch out for blue lights on the interstate." Blue lights represent the police |
| apostrophe | a figure of speech in which one directly addresses an absent or imaginary person, or some abstraction. Example-"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are. Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky." (Jane Taylor, "The Star," 1806) |
| overstatement | exaggeration |
| hyperbole | exaggeration- She gave us a BAZILLION pages of homework for tonight! |
| understatement | the opposite of exaggeration. It is a technique for developing irony and/or humor where one writes or says less than intended. Example-"The grave's a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace." (Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress") |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. Example- "The pen is mightier than the sword" |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech that is a combination of seemingly contradictory words. Ex. Jumbo shrimp |
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