5/21 FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

synecdoche

a part is used to represent the whole or vice versa

metonymy

when one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

idiom

a phrase or expression with a figurative meaning; usually doesn’t make sense

similie

a direct comparison using "like" or "as".

alliteration

the repetition of consonant sounds

oxymoron

when two opposite words appear together

personification

to give an inanimate object or animal human-like characterisitics

euphemism

substituting another word for one that many consider harsh to soften the sentence

metaphor

a direct comparison

assonance

the repetition of vowel sounds

dramatic irony

when the audience knows something that the characters do not

verbal irony

sarcasm

dichotomy

contrast between two things, often presented as exclusive

hyperbole

exaggerated claim; not meant to be taken literal

onomatopoeia

describing a sound

imagery

describing a location or setting using the five senses

situational irony

when the opposite of what you expect happens

allusion

indirect reference to something famous