ALLITERATION
the repetition of identical or similar consonant sounds, normally at the beginnings of words
METAPHOR
a figurative use of language in which a comparison is expressed without the use of a comparative term like “as,” “like.”
METONYMY
a figure of speech which substitutes a word closely associasted with an object for the object itself
MIXED METAPHOR
the mingling of one metaphor with another immediately following with which the first is incongruous
OXYMORON
a form of paradox that combines a pair of contrary terms into a single expression
PERSONIFICATION
a kind of metaphor that gives inanimate objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
PUN
a play on words that are identical or similar in sound but have sharply diverse meanings.
SYNECDOCHE
a form of metaphor which in mentioning a physical part signifies the whole object
QuestionALLLUSION
Answers a reference, without explicit identification, to a presumable familiar person, place, event or to another literary work or passage.
QuestionAPOSTROPHE
Answer a figure of speech in which someone (usually, but not always absent), some abstract quality, or a nonexistent personage is directly addressed as though present
ASSONANCE
AnswerRefers to the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. This often leads to outright rhyme.
CACOPHONY
AnswerRefers to language which seems harsh, rough and unpleasant, in combination of sounds or tones.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Answerwriting that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language or that which is actual or specifically denoted) such as metaphor, irony, and simile.
IMAGERY
Answerthe images of a literary work; the sensory details of a work; the figurative language of a work.
QuestionIRONY-
Answerthe contrast between actual meaning and the suggestion of another meaning.
LITOTE
a form of understatement, in which the writer uses a statement in the negative to create the effect.
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Autor: Quinntoplus
Oberthema: Literature
Thema: Composition
Veröffentlicht: 12.03.2010
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