Figures of Speech - Vocabulary Flashcards from Video Notes

A comprehensive set of vocabulary flashcards covering figures of speech, sound devices, and related stylistic tools from the video notes.

Hyperbole

Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or humorous effect.

Anaphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.

Epiphora

Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences.

Climax

A rising sequence; increasing intensity or importance in a list or argument.

Enumeration

A list or accumulation of elements.

Polysyndeton

Exaggerated or deliberate use of multiple conjunctions between clauses or items.

Tautology

Redundant repetition; repeating the same idea or using synonymous terms.

Repetition

Repeating a word or group of words for emphasis or effect.

Amplification

Developing an idea in detail to broaden or intensify it.

Periphrasis

Replacing a word with a longer expression; circumlocution.

Antithesis

Two opposing ideas presented in contrast.

Oxymoron

Two contradictory words combined (e.g., 'deafening silence').

Paradox

A seemingly logical contradiction that reveals a truth.

Chiasmus

A crossing or reversal of parallel terms in a sentence.

Irony

Saying the opposite of what is meant.

Sarcasm

Mocking or biting irony used to hurt or convey contempt.

Anticlimax

Comic or dramatic effect created by a break in logical progression.

Euphemism

Mitigating a harsh reality by using milder language.

Litotes

Understatement; saying less to imply more.

Ellipsis

Omission of a word or group of words.

Aposiopesis

Sudden stopping of speech, often for dramatic effect.

Anacoluthon

A break or abrupt shift in the syntactic flow of a sentence.

Metaphor

A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Simile

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Personification

Giving human traits to non-human things.

Allegory

A narrative with a double symbolic meaning beyond the literal level.

Symbolism

Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Synecdoche

A part stands for the whole, or vice versa.

Metonymy

Replacing a word with another closely associated term.

Allusion

Indirect reference to a person, place, event, or work.

Analogy

A comparison showing similarities between two different things.

Alliteration

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of nearby words.

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds, especially within or at the end of words.

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the natural sound associated with its meaning.

Rhyme

Words with matching sounds, especially at the ends of lines.

Rhythm

The pattern of sounds in speech or poetry; its musical quality.

Apostrophe

Directly addressing an absent or imagined listener or abstract idea.

Rhetorical question

A question asked for effect with no expected answer.

Exclamation

A sentence expressing strong emotion, often punctuated with an exclamation point.