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Figurative Language

Figurative Language. Mrs. Doepke. Apostrophe. Calling out an imaginary, dead or absent person, place, thing or abstract idea (also called an Invocation when directly addressing a god or goddess). Connotation.

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Figurative Language

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  1. Figurative Language Mrs. Doepke

  2. Apostrophe Calling out an imaginary, dead or absent person, place, thing or abstract idea (also called an Invocation when directly addressing a god or goddess).

  3. Connotation The associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase (in contrast to Denotation, which is the dictionary definition of a word).

  4. Allegory Characters, settings and events stand for abstract ideas; a short moral story (often with animal characters).

  5. Irony A contrast between expectations and reality.

  6. Hyperbole An exaggerated statement used for effect; not meant to be taken literally.

  7. Juxtaposition Normally unassociated ideas, words or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect or surprise or wit.

  8. Oxymoron A combination of opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.

  9. Inversion Changing the logical, normal construction of a sentence for effect (also known as Anastrophe); standard word order = subject + verb.

  10. Metonymy A person, place or thing is referred to by something closely associated with it.

  11. Onomatopoeia A word that is spelled like it sounds.

  12. Pun A play on words based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but have different meanings.

  13. Synecdoche A part is used to represent the whole (P=W), a whole is used to represent a part (W=P), the specific is used to represent the general (S=G), the general is used to represent the specific (G=S), or an ingredient within an item represents the product (I=P).

  14. Repetition Repeating a word, phrase or line over and over as a rhetorical device.

  15. Sensory Imagery Language that appeals to the five senses; word choice that creates a vivid image for the audience.

  16. Malapropism Unintentional use of a word that resembles the word intended but has a very different meaning.

  17. Euphemism Using a more agreeable or less offensive term to describe something that would be less agreeable or offensive.

  18. Symbolism Something tangible or visible is used to represent something that is universal or abstract; something you can touch or feel represents something that cannot be physically measured.

  19. Simile Comparing two things using "like" or “as."

  20. Metaphor Comparing two things without using "like" or "as"; transforming something into something else.

  21. Kenning Hyphenating two nouns to create a noun that is metaphoric in meaning.

  22. Personification A type of metaphor (comparison) in which a non-human thing is given human characteristics.

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