10 Vocab Unit 2 Review

extreme exaggeration - not meant to be taken literally

• hyperbole

• literal

• parody

the language, especially the vocabulary, particular to a trade, profession or group

• capacity

• idiom

• jargon

"cruel kindness" is an example; a figure of speech that contradicts itself

• parody

• figurative language

• oxymoron

communication that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning (meant to be creative)

• figurative language

• irony

• capacity

a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance

• oxymoron

• metaphor

• jargon

an expression that is not predictable from the usual meanings ('under the weather')

• idiom

• literal

• hyperbole

the expression of one's meaning that normally shows the opposite, typically for humor or emphasis

• figurative language

• irony

• oxymoron

the primary or strict meaning of the word (NOT figurative or metaphorical)

• parody

• hyperbole

• literal

a specific function or the maximum production possible

• metaphor

• capacity

• idiom

a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing

• metaphor

• irony

• parody