Figurative Language and Sound Devices

Vocabulary flashcards covering major literary devices, sound techniques, and key terms from the lecture notes.

Alliteration

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in nearby words (e.g., Stan stays, stutter).

Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds within words to create internal rhyme (e.g., Faye’s days are lazy and wasteful).

Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at word endings, preceded by differing vowels (e.g., wash, leash, mush).

Cacophony

Use of harsh, jarring, or discordant sounds to convey disorder (e.g., slithy, gyre, gimble).

Euphony

Use of pleasant sound devices such as rhyme and alliteration to create a melodious effect.

Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate the natural sounds of what they describe (e.g., buzz, hiss, meow).

Repetition

Deliberate reuse of words or phrases for rhythm or emphasis.

Connotation

The emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning (e.g., green = environmentally sound).

Denotation

The literal, dictionary definition of a word.

Euphemism

Mild or indirect expression substituted for one considered harsh or blunt (e.g., with our Creator = dead).

Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration for emphasis or humor (e.g., I was dying of boredom).

Metaphor

Direct comparison between unlike things without using like or as (e.g., The assignment was a breeze).

Metonymy

Substituting the name of something with a word closely associated with it (e.g., Malacañang Palace for the Office of the President).

Oxymoron

Combination of two seemingly contradictory terms (e.g., dirty white, complete break).

Personification

Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or abstract ideas (e.g., flowers bathe in sunlight).

Simile

Comparison between unlike things using like or as (e.g., as brave as lions).

Synecdoche

Figure of speech in which a part represents the whole or vice versa (e.g., wheels for car).

Rhyme

Repetition of identical or similar sounds in two or more words, often at line endings.

Full Rhyme

Words that match in both consonant and vowel sounds throughout (e.g., beach, reach).

Slant (Half) Rhyme

Words with the same final consonant sounds but different initial consonants and vowels (e.g., call, bowl).

Near Rhyme

Words sharing the same final vowel sounds but different ending consonants (e.g., soil, coin).

Sight Rhyme

Words whose endings are spelled alike but pronounced differently (e.g., love, trove).

Analogy

Comparison showing similarities between two ideas or things (e.g., sword is to warrior as pen is to writer).

Cliché

Overused expression that has lost originality and vividness (e.g., raining cats and dogs).

Figurative Language

Use of words or expressions with meanings different from their literal sense to create effect.

Elevate

To raise or enhance.

Démodé

Out of fashion; outdated.

Vivid

Intense, powerful, or clear in impact.

Tuck

To fold together or push into a snug place.