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LITERARY DEVICES - Coggle Diagram
LITERARY DEVICES
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PARADOX/
JUXTAPOSITION
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A statement that appears to be contradictory but is actually true, either in fact or in a figurative sense.
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OXYMORON
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Ex: cruel kindness, loving hate, heavy lightness, be frightfully nice to her.
SYNEDOCCHE
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1 loại của Metonymy nhưng cao cấp hơn
ví dụ: ngai vàng (synedocche) chứ không phải metonymy vì em bé không hiểu
Ex: a pair of hands -> workers. the law -> police officer. Do you like my new wheels? the boot -> soldier.
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PUN
humorous use of a word or combination of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound to emphasize the different meanings.
Ex: Is Life worth living? Yes, it depends on the liver
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PERSONIFICATION
gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object or idea
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EUPHEMISM
Khinh từ, uyển ngữ hay nói giảm nói tránh
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TRANSFERRED EPITHET
figure of speech in which a modifier (usually an adjective) qualifies a noun other than the person or thing it is actually describing.
EX: "I had a wonderful day." The day is not in itself wonderful. The speaker had a wonderful day. The epithet "wonderful" actually describes the kind of day the speaker experienced.
CLIMAX
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Ex: If you think that's bad, it gets worse
To infinity, and beyond!
Out of the frying pan and into the fire!
OVERSTATEMENT
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
Ex: I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse.
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ANTITHESIS
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Ex: Give me freedom, give me death
SIMILE
compares two unlike things, using “like” / “as”
Ex: My love is like a red, red rose