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List some rhetoric figures and explain their meaning
1. Alliteration > paragraphs starting with the same letters
2. Antithesis > combination of words which have high constrast
3. Metaphor > a comparison in which a characteristic of sth is transferred to another to understand better
4. Chiasmus > contrary words in combination
5. Hyperbole > exaggeration of an expression
6. Oxymoron > combination of two words which exclude each other
7. Synecdoche > replacing one word with another which explains the meaning in the whole (Dach über dem Kopf)
2. Antithesis > combination of words which have high constrast
3. Metaphor > a comparison in which a characteristic of sth is transferred to another to understand better
4. Chiasmus > contrary words in combination
5. Hyperbole > exaggeration of an expression
6. Oxymoron > combination of two words which exclude each other
7. Synecdoche > replacing one word with another which explains the meaning in the whole (Dach über dem Kopf)
Flashcard info:
Author: Anna Mar
Main topic: Designtheorie
Topic: Information Design
School / Univ.: Macromedia Hochschule
City: Hamburg
Published: 08.07.2014