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Engish study u 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby words. Examples: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" |
| Allusion | Brief reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of literature, history, religion, or mythology. Examples: "He's a real Romeo with the ladies"; "This test was my Waterloo" |
| Ambiguity | Use of a word, phrase, or situation that can be understood in more than one way, often on purpose. Examples: "I saw her duck"; an ending that leaves the reader unsure what happened |
| Anadiplosis | Repetition of the last word of one clause or sentence at the beginning of the next. Examples: "Hard work builds skill; skill builds confidence; confidence builds success" |
| Anaphora | Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences. Examples: "I have a dream..." repeated in MLK's speech; "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds..." |
| Anthimeria | Using one part of speech as another, usually a noun as a verb. Examples: "Just google it"; "Let's table this discussion" |
| Antimetabole | Repetition of words in reverse order in successive clauses (A-B, B-A). Examples: "Eat to live, don't live to eat"; "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country" |
| Aphorism | Short, memorable statement expressing a general truth or principle. Examples: "Actions speak louder than words"; "The early bird catches the worm" |
| Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Examples: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain"; "Go slow over the road" |
| Asyndeton | Leaving out conjunctions between words, phrases, or clauses for speed or emphasis. Examples: "I came, I saw, I conquered" |
| Cliche | An overused expression that has lost its originality or impact. Examples: "Time heals all wounds"; "Every cloud has a silver lining" |
| Conceit | An elaborate, extended, and often surprising comparison between two very different things. Examples: Comparing two lovers to the two legs of a drawing compass |
| Connotation | The emotional or cultural associations a word carries beyond its literal meaning. Examples: "Home" suggests warmth and comfort; "cheap" suggests poor quality while "inexpensive" does not |
| Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the ends of nearby words. Examples: "Pitter patter"; "The ship has sailed past the coast" |
| Denotation | The literal, dictionary definition of a word. Examples: "Home" simply means a place where someone lives |
| Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words, including level of formality and specificity. Examples: Formal "residence" vs. informal "place"; "slender" vs. "skinny" |
| Epistrophe | Repetition of the same word or phrase at the end of successive clauses or sentences. Examples: "Government of the people, by the people, for the people" |
| Epithet | A descriptive word or phrase attached to or used in place of a name. Examples: "Alexander the Great"; "rosy-fingered Dawn" |
| Euphemism | A mild or indirect word substituted for one considered harsh, blunt, or unpleasant. Examples: "Passed away" for died; "let go" for fired |
| Hyperbole | Deliberate, extreme exaggeration for emphasis or effect. Examples: "I've told you a million times"; "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" |
| Imagery | Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses to create a vivid picture. Examples: "The crisp, golden leaves crunched beneath her boots" |
| Invective | Harsh, abusive, or insulting language directed at a person or thing. Examples: A speech or rant that viciously attacks an opponent's character |
| Juxtaposition | Placing two contrasting things side by side to highlight their differences. Examples: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"; a mansion next to a shack |
| Litotes | Understatement that affirms something by denying its opposite, often using "not." Examples: "Not bad" meaning good; "He's no fool" meaning he's smart |
| Malapropism | Mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding word, often with a comical result. Examples: "For all intensive purposes" instead of "for all intents and purposes" |
| Metaphor | A direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as." Examples: "Time is a thief"; "The classroom was a zoo" |
| Metonymy | Referring to something by the name of something closely associated with it. Examples: "The White House announced" meaning the President; "The pen is mightier than the sword" |
| Mood | The feeling or atmosphere a piece of writing creates in the reader. Examples: Suspenseful, gloomy, joyful, eerie |
| Paradox | A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth. Examples: "Less is more"; "You have to spend money to make money" |
| Parallelism | Use of similar grammatical structures in a series of words, phrases, or clauses for balance and rhythm. Examples: "She likes hiking, swimming, and biking"; "I came, I saw, I conquered" |
| Periphrasis | Using more words than necessary, or a roundabout expression, instead of a simpler one. Examples: "The fluid that falls from the sky" instead of rain; "the Big Apple" instead of New York City |
| Polyptoton | Repetition of words derived from the same root but in different forms. Examples: "Who shall watch the watchmen?"; "Please please me" |
| Polysyndeton | Use of many conjunctions in close succession, usually "and" or "or." Examples: "We laughed and talked and sang and danced all night" |
| Rhetorical question | A question asked for effect or emphasis, not to get an answer. Examples: "Who doesn't want to be happy?"; "Is the sky blue?" |
| Simile | A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as." Examples: "As brave as a lion"; "Her smile was like sunshine" |
| Symbolism | Using an object, person, or event to represent a deeper idea or meaning. Examples: A dove representing peace; a red rose representing love |
| Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part represents the whole, or the whole represents a part. Examples: "All hands on deck" meaning sailors; "nice wheels" meaning car |
| Synesthesia | Describing one sense in terms of another. Examples: "A loud shirt"; "a sweet melody"; "a bitter cold" |
| Tone | The writer's or speaker's attitude toward the subject or audience. Examples: Sarcastic, serious, playful, critical, nostalgic |
| Understatement | Presenting something as less important, serious, or large than it really is. Examples: Calling a hurricane "a bit of wind"; "It's just a scratch" about a deep wound |
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