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Chapter 19
Term | Definition |
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simile | a comparison of two things, connective with like, as, or than or resembles |
metaphor | comparison without using a connective |
implied metaphor | a comparison that is implied |
mixed metaphor | a nonsense or ridiculous use of two incompatible metaphors |
dead metaphor | a comparison that is used so much that it becomes trite |
personification | the endowing of a thing, animal, or abstract term with human characteristics |
extended metaphor | a metaphor developed over many lines |
apostrophe | a direct address to someone or something |
overstatement or hyperbole | exaggeration used to emphasize a point |
understatement | an ironic figure of speech that describes something in a way that is less than the case |
metonymy | a thing is substituted |
synecdoche | the use of a part to stand for the whole |
paradox | a statement that is self-contradictory; an apparent contradiction that is actually true |