1
Q
definition
A
contains apparently contradictory terms which in conjunction for startling effect.
2
Q
example
A
- known secret
- orderly confusion
- deafening silence
- confirmed rumor
- awfully nice
EL-W2
flashcards
Decks in class (25)
# Cards
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Figures of speech2
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Simile2
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Metaphor10
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Personification3
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Metonymy2
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Synecdoche2
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Irony5
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Litotes/understatement2
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Hyperbole/Overstatement2
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Farce/slapstick/buffoonery2
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Parody/burlesque1
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Paradox1
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Mimicry1
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Oxymoron2
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Onomatopoeia2
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Alliteration and Assonance2
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Parallelism2
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Antithesis2
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Euphemism2
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Pun2
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Interrogation2
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Climax2
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Anticlimax2
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difference1
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exercise22
