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april 3 al lit quiz1

Figurative language

QuestionAnswer
Hyperbole Deliberate overstatement, i.e., calling a paper cut "a gaping wound."
Understatement Opposite of hyperbole, i.e. calling a gaping wound a paper cut.
oxymoron Apparent contradiction, i.e calling love a swet anguish
Personification Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman object, i.e. "the laughing brook, "or presenting an abstraction as a person: i.e. Justice as a blindfolded woman holding a set of scales
Synechdoche Substituting a part for a whole, i.e. refferign to a hundred ships as "a hundred sails" whereas you hopefully have the whole ship.
Metonomy Refering to something in terms of closely-associated object, i.e., reffering to a businessman as "asuit", or to a king as "the crown"
Simple sentence a sentence having only one clause, as I saw her the day before yesterday.
Compound Sentence a sentence containing two or more coordinate independent clauses, usually joined by one or more conjunctions, but no dependent clause, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and (conjunction) the rain fell (independent clause).
Complex Sentence a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause, as When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main clause).
Cumulative sentence complete the main idea at the beginning of the sentence, as in the following example: Education has no equal in opening minds, instilling values, and creating opportunities.
Loose Sentence a sentence that does not end with the completion of its main clause, but continues with one or more subordinate clauses or other modifiers.
Periodic Sentence a sentence that, by leaving the completion of its main clause to the end, produces an effect of suspense, as in Unable to join the others at the dance because of my sprained ankle, I went to a movie.
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