A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat Flashcards

Flashcards for reviewing A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat

Emma Levine

British writer and photographer who traveled in Asia reporting on local customs and sports.

A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat

A collection of travels where Levine spent 13 months traveling through Asia, observing odd sports.

Allusion

A reference to another work, in this case, the "Wacky Races" cartoon, signaling something extraordinary.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Examples: "fired up with enthusiasm", "perched in the boot."

Hyperbole

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Example: waiting "for eternity".

Onomatopoeia

The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named. Example: "horns tooting", "bells ringing".

Personification

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman. Example: vehicles "jostled".

Alliteration

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Example: "complete flouting" and "common sense".

Euphemism

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. Example: "his language growing more colourful".

Litotes

Ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary. Example: pile up "could have caused problems".

Anarchic

Without any laws or rules, suggesting a state of chaos and disorder.

Volatile

Likely to explode or have a violent reaction; unstable and unpredictable.