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Figures of Speech - Coggle Diagram
Figures of Speech
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Litotes
A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.
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Irony
Oh, I love spending big bucks," said my dad, a notorious penny pincher.
he use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning. Also, a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea.
Chiasmus
A verbal pattern in which the second half of an expression is balanced against the first but with the parts reversed.
The famous chef said people should live to eat, not eat to live.
Euphemism
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We're teaching our toddler how to go potty," Bob said.
Metonymy:
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated.
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Pun:
It is a play of words, often on different senses that are related to a sound or phrase
Simile
A stated comparison (usually formed with "like" or "as") between two fundamentally dissimilar things that have certain qualities in common.
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Understatement:
A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is.
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Alonso González, Jesús de Alba, Fernando Yamil and Diego Palma
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