0429-Week10
- Hyperbole
Hyperbole is the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech. It is used in poems to create emphasis on a situation. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally.
- Pun
The pun, also called paronomasia, is a form of word play that suggests two or more meanings, by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.
Syllables
- sarcasm (n.)
Meaning: the use of irony to mock or convey contempt. - ob-/op-→toward, against, in the way
example: opposite, oppose - ambi-/amthi-→both
(1) ambidextrous (adj.)
Meaning: Deceptive or hypocritical.
(2) ambiguous (adj.)
Meaning1: Open to more than one interpretation
Meaning2: Doubtful or uncertain
(3) amphibian (n.)
Meaning: An animal capable of living both on land and in water. - para-→ beside
(1) paraphrase
Meaning1: (n.) A restatement of a text or passage in another form or other words, often to clarify meaning.
Meaning2: (v.) To restate using different words, especially to clarify.
(2) parallel parking
Meaning: Parallel parking is a method of parking a vehicle in line with other parked vehicles. - relic (n.)
Meaning: an object surviving from an earlier time, especially one of historical or sentimental interest. - successive (adj.)
Meaning: following one another or following others. - rationale (n.)
Meaning: a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or a particular belief.