Figurative Language

Metaphor

Figure of speech that is a direct comparison of two unlike objects by identification or substitution

Tenor - Parts of a metaphor

the idea the writer wishes to convey

Vehicle - Parts of a metaphor

the means of its conveyance

Simile

A direct comparison of two unlike objects using like or as

Conceit

Extended metaphor comparing two unlike objects with powerful effect

Personification

A figure of speech where objects and animals are described to have human qualities

Apostrophe

adressing a person or personified object that isn’t present

Metonymy

substutes a word that relates the object or person named, with it’s own name

Synecodoche

Figure of speech where a part represents the whole object or ide

Hyperbole

an overexaggeration for effect

Litotes

understatment for effect

Irony

A contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning

Verbal Irony

meaning one thing and saying another

Situational irony

The reality of a situation then the anticipated or intended effect

Dramatic irony

The audience has information that the character doen’t

Symobolism

The use of one object to suggest another, hidden object or idea

Imagery

Use of words to represent things, actions, or ideas using descriptions

Paradox

statement that appears self-contradictory, underlines basis of truth

Oxymoron

contradictory terms brought together for a paradox = strong effect

Allusion

reference to an outside fact, event or other source