front 1 methapor | back 1 a figure of speech in which word or phrase is applied to an object or an action to which it is not literally applicable ex: his heart was broken |
front 2 simile | back 2 involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make it description more empathic or vivid ex: as brave as a lion |
front 3 personification | back 3 the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or representation of an abstract equality in human form ex: the grown up nature |
front 4 pars pro toto | back 4 a figure of speech where the name of a portion, of an object, place or a concept is used or taken to represent its entirely ex: Berlin for Germany |
front 5 hyperbole | back 5 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally ex: the bag weights a ton |
front 6 ellipsis | back 6 the emission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clothes ex: They looked beautiful... |
front 7 rhetorical question | back 7 a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer ex: now the question is, who is the murder? |
front 8 allusion | back 8 an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference ex: she was the einstein in our class |
front 9 repetitipon | back 9 the action of repeating something that has already been said or written ex: she sneezed and sneezed and sneezed |
front 10 parallelisim | back 10 the state of doing parallel of corresponding in some way ex: they wanted to eat and to talk |
front 11 use of personal pronouns (including/excluding) | back 11 words like "you" that refer to the person speaking or writing, to the person they're addressing, or to other people on things ex: We need to stop climate change |