Figures of Speech Erklärungen
English W22b
English W22b
metaphor
Reference of one thing to imply another. Helps create a picture in your mind.
She is an angel; Time is a thief
simile
Explicit comparison of two unlike things mostly with like or as. Helps you to create a picture in your mind.
She is as innocent as an angel
Metonymy
Naming an object or concept to refer to another, related object or concept. Helps make language more vivid.
The pen is mighter than the sword.
personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things. Makes the image vivid.
The sun smiled at us. The wind whispered through the trees.
Antanaclasis
Repetition of a word with two different meanings
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
Paronomasia
Use of words similar in sound but different in meaning
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
Onomatopoeia
Forming a word to imitate a sound. Words that sound like what they mean.
Ding-dong, The bees buzzed and the brook gurgled
hyperbole
Exaggeration to make a point.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
rhetorical question
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
Who doesn't love sunny day?
rhetorical question
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
Who doesn't love sunny day?
Irony
Saying the opposite of what you mean, often to be funny or emphasize.
What a great idea! More homework.
Oxymoron
Two words with opposite meanings put together.
Bittersweet, an open secret
Paradox
Contradictory phrase that contains some measure of truth. Surprises readers, makes them think deeply.
Less is more
parallelism
Similar structure between words and phrases, Creates rhythm and emphasis.
What you give is what you get.
Antithesis
Putting opposite ideas together.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
anastrophe
Changing normal word order. Draws attention, adds emphasis, often poetic.
Powerful you have become
Parenthesis
Extra information, that interrupt the natural syntactical flow
My brother, who lives in London, is visiting.
alliteration
repetition of consonant in two or more words. Creates rhythm and emphasis.
Peter Piper picked
assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds. Create musicality and mood.
I feel depressed and restless
anaphora
Repetition of the same word at the beginning of lines/sentences. Creates rhythm and emphasis.
I have a dream....I have a dream...I have a dream
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Flashcards
metaphor
Reference of one thing to imply another. Helps create a picture in your mind.
She is an angel; Time is a thief
simile
Explicit comparison of two unlike things mostly with like or as. Helps you to create a picture in your mind.
She is as innocent as an angel
Metonymy
Naming an object or concept to refer to another, related object or concept. Helps make language more vivid.
The pen is mighter than the sword.
personification
Giving human qualities to non-human things. Makes the image vivid.
The sun smiled at us. The wind whispered through the trees.
Antanaclasis
Repetition of a word with two different meanings
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
Paronomasia
Use of words similar in sound but different in meaning
Your children need your presence more than your presents.
Onomatopoeia
Forming a word to imitate a sound. Words that sound like what they mean.
Ding-dong, The bees buzzed and the brook gurgled
hyperbole
Exaggeration to make a point.
I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
rhetorical question
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
Who doesn't love sunny day?
rhetorical question
A question asked for effect, not an answer.
Who doesn't love sunny day?
Irony
Saying the opposite of what you mean, often to be funny or emphasize.
What a great idea! More homework.
Oxymoron
Two words with opposite meanings put together.
Bittersweet, an open secret
Paradox
Contradictory phrase that contains some measure of truth. Surprises readers, makes them think deeply.
Less is more
parallelism
Similar structure between words and phrases, Creates rhythm and emphasis.
What you give is what you get.
Antithesis
Putting opposite ideas together.
Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing.
anastrophe
Changing normal word order. Draws attention, adds emphasis, often poetic.
Powerful you have become
Parenthesis
Extra information, that interrupt the natural syntactical flow
My brother, who lives in London, is visiting.
alliteration
repetition of consonant in two or more words. Creates rhythm and emphasis.
Peter Piper picked
assonance
Repetition of similar vowel sounds. Create musicality and mood.
I feel depressed and restless
anaphora
Repetition of the same word at the beginning of lines/sentences. Creates rhythm and emphasis.
I have a dream....I have a dream...I have a dream
