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A-F
Definition: short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical pronunciation: [|hear it again] 'a-nik-"dOt sample sentence: My great-grandfather's anecdote was very tedious. Image: Memory tip: anecdotes are often told by ancient people -Ellen Clay
 * ANECDOTE**

Definition: 1. a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. 2. a symbolical narrative pronunciation:"al-uh-gawr-ee" Sample Sentence: The children did not realize that the tale their mother told them was an allegory that was teaching them certain morals. Memory Tip: Allegory rhymes with story, which reminds you that an allegory is sometimes a narrative. Image:The book "Animal Farm" is an allegory.
 * ALLEGORY**

-Julie Parsons

Definition: the addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically pronunciation: [|hear it again] sample sentence: "Oh death, where is thy sting?" memory tip: an apostrophe hangs in the air, when you speak in apostrophe, you could be addressing the air --Ellen Clay
 * APOSTROPHE**

G-M
definition: extravagant exaggeration pronunciation:hI-'p&r-b&-(")lE sample sentence:They ate their mile-high ice-cream cones! original sentence: I caught a 3 foot long fish in that pond over there! image: memory tip: exagerating Rylee Russell
 * HYPERBOLE**

Dramatic Irony: Situational Irony Verbal Irony: Definition- a figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant. Pronunciation- i·ro·ny1  /ˈaɪrəni, ˈaɪər-/ - [**ahy**-r//uh//-nee, **ahy**-er-] - Sample Sentence- the irony of her reply, “How nice!” when I said I had to work all weekend. John Cooper
 * IRONY:**

defintion: to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast. pronunciation: **jux·ta·pose** **juhk**-st//uh//-pohz
 * JUXTAPOSE**

Sample sentence: The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors Original sentence: The way the artist juxtaposed the images of a young and old man together gave the painting a new point of view. Memory tip-Juxta means near and pose looks like posse which has more than one member so think of it as objects near each other. _trevor rappa

pronunciation- li-to-tes sample sentence- "I'm not very good at sports...well that's the understatement of the year." original sentenc-"I am not unmindful of your devotion" image- memory tip: litotes are almost always negative Caity Baugh
 * LITOTES**: definition- a deliberate understatement, often expressed negatively, as in "I am not unmindful of your devotion"

Definition - a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity pronunciation -"met-uh-fawr" Sample Sentence - The poem used a metaphor to compare a stormy sea with life's troubles. image -http://faculty.smu.edu/tmayo/metaphor.gif -Julie Parsons
 * METAPHOR**

- defonition:: Using a vaguely suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea. The term metonym also applies to the object itself used to suggest that more general idea. - pronunciation: http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/pron/M0257500.wav - example: "Washington" for the United States government - original sentence: The "crown" gave orders to prepare for war. - image: - memory tip: use the example of the crown for the royal family to remember that metonamy means using a suggestive object to refer to something broader. - Haley Stuckey
 * METONYMY**

N-S
pronunciation- on-o-mat-o-poe-ia sample sentence- The birds "chirped". original sentence- n/a image- memory tip: it's about sound Caity Baugh
 * ONOMATOPOEIA**: definition- the formation or use of words that imitate the sound associated with something, e.g. "hiss" and "buzz"

definition: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as //cruel kindness//); //broadly// **:** something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements pronunciation: "äk-sE-'mor-"än sample sentence: She was alone in a crowd. original sentence: The assignment was clear as mud image: memory tip: two things that are completely different and contrasting Rylee Russell
 * OXYMORON**

Definition - a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. pronunciation - "par-uh-buhl" sample sentence - Jesus was known for telling parable in order to teach religious principles to his followers. image - -Julie Parsons
 * PARABLE**

definition:**1** **:** a tenet contrary to received opinion pronunciation: 'per-&-"däks sample sentence: The silence of midnight rung in my ears original sentence: The darkness in the white room prevented me from seeing my friend. image: memory tip: not common sence, yet it's true! Rylee Russell
 * PARADOX**
 * 2 a** **:** a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true **b** **:** a self-contradictory statement that at first seems true **c** **:** an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises
 * 3** **:** one (as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases

pronunciation- per-son-i-fi-ca-tion sample sentence-The chocolate cake was calling my name. original sentence- n/a image- memory tip- its about human characteristics Caity Baugh
 * PERSONIFICATION**: definition- the attribution of human qualities to objects or abstract notions

Sample sentence: She eats like a bird
 * SIMILE:** a comparison of two unlike things in which a word of comparison (//like// or //as//) is used.

definition:something that stands for or suggests something else pronunciation: [|hear it again] sample sentence: In the book, the girl's pink ribbon symbolized her innocence. memory tip: symbol and sign both start with an s, a symbol is like a sign ---Ellen Clay
 * SYMBOL**

Definition- a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in //ten sail// for //ten ships// or //a Croesus// for //a rich man.// Pronunciation- syn·ec·do·che  /sɪˈnɛkdəki/ - [si-**nek**-d//uh//-kee] - Sample Sentence- For there's ten sails for ten ships. Original Sentence- N/A John Cooper
 * SYNECDOCHE**