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Poetry Terms

Published on Nov 30, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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METONYMY AND SYNECDOCHE

  • A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another
  • Example: crown for royalty
  • Example: Golden Arches for McDonalds
  • A figure of speech in which a part is used to represent the whole
  • Example: ABC's for the Alphabet
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2.

PERSONIFICATION

  • The attribution of human characteristics to something non human.
  • Example: the tree waved in the wind
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HYPERBOLE AND LITOTES

  • Exaggeration for effect.
  • Understating something.
  • Example: We talked forever
  • Example: You won't be sorry
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OXYMORON

  • Juxtaposing contradicting elements
  • Example: jumbo shrimp
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Heather Palmer