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Non-Fiction words EX

Non-Fiction words examples

Term Example
Paradox War is peace, Freedom is slavery, Everything I say is a lie, my weakness is my strength
Euphemism Old person = Senior citizen Die = Pass away Fired = Let go Euthanize = put to sleep Leave me alone = I need some space
Chiasmus All for one, and one for all One should eat to live, not live to eat I flee thee who chase me, and chase who flee me
Anadiplosis When we win, we win big! Jennifer had a problem, and her problem was getting bigger by the minute
Asyndeton I came, I saw, I conquered The England I was looking at was laid out on a map gently, beautifully, delicately, a very special jewel
Paralelism The childern love their teacher, and the teachers love their childern. The birds are in their nests and in their nests they sing.
Anaphora Go big or go home. Stay safe, stay well, stay happy. Be bold, be brief, be gone.
Synecdoche Ask for her hand = asking a women to marry Daily bread = bread means meal Chelsea won the match = Chelsea stands for Chelsea Football Team
Litotes Not bad = Good She's not ugly = She's pretty You're not wrong = You're right She's no fool = She is smart Not a bad day's work = was a good day's work
Metonymy Pen is mightier than the sword = pen means written words the sword is the military. Let me give you a hand = hand means help, she is helping someone.
Created by: DOME7
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