Figurative Language Analysis
Emily Benzing
Mrs. Bogati
July 16, 2013
Vocabulary
1. Alliteration- The repetition of a particular sound or letter at the beginning of a series of words or phrases.
Ex: Bob bought big brown bagels. 2. Allusion- An indirect mention or reference to something else. Ex: Obama made an allusion to John F. Kennedy when he said “ask not just what our government can do for us, but what we can do for ourselves” 3. Anaphora- Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Ex: I fled Him down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind...
— Francis Thompson, "The Hound of Heaven" 4. Anecdote- A short …show more content…
Apostrophe- The addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically.
Ex: Carlyle's “O Liberty, what things are done in thy name!” 7. Archetype- A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Ex: The beautiful princess. 8. Assonance- In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables.
Ex: penitence, reticence. 9. Comma Splice- Comma splicing is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses instead of a conjunction, semicolon, or period/full stop.
Ex: It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. 10. Connotation- Either positive or negative, with regards to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection.
Ex: a stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed; although these have the same literal meaning (stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will (a positive connotation), while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone (a negative connotation). 11. Consonance- A poetic device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession.
Ex: All mammals named Sam are
Mrs. Bogati
July 16, 2013
Vocabulary
1. Alliteration- The repetition of a particular sound or letter at the beginning of a series of words or phrases.
Ex: Bob bought big brown bagels. 2. Allusion- An indirect mention or reference to something else. Ex: Obama made an allusion to John F. Kennedy when he said “ask not just what our government can do for us, but what we can do for ourselves” 3. Anaphora- Repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Ex: I fled Him down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways of my own mind...
— Francis Thompson, "The Hound of Heaven" 4. Anecdote- A short …show more content…
Apostrophe- The addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically.
Ex: Carlyle's “O Liberty, what things are done in thy name!” 7. Archetype- A very typical example of a certain person or thing.
Ex: The beautiful princess. 8. Assonance- In poetry, the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables.
Ex: penitence, reticence. 9. Comma Splice- Comma splicing is the use of a comma to join two independent clauses instead of a conjunction, semicolon, or period/full stop.
Ex: It is nearly half past five, we cannot reach town before dark. 10. Connotation- Either positive or negative, with regards to its pleasing or displeasing emotional connection.
Ex: a stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed; although these have the same literal meaning (stubborn), strong-willed connotes admiration for the level of someone's will (a positive connotation), while pig-headed connotes frustration in dealing with someone (a negative connotation). 11. Consonance- A poetic device characterized by the repetition of the same consonant two or more times in short succession.
Ex: All mammals named Sam are