8237912633 | Simile | comparison using like or as | 0 | |
8237912634 | Analogy | a literary device that creates a relationship based on parallels or connections between two ideas. | 1 | |
8237914699 | Metaphor | the comparison of one thing to another without the use of like or as | 2 | |
8237914700 | Metonymy | a scary word for a not-so-scary concept. It's just a type of metaphor in which an object is used to describe something that's closely related to it | 3 | |
8237918940 | Synecdoche | a literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. | 4 | |
8237918941 | Personification | giving human traits to objects | 5 | |
8237921190 | Allusion | a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds. | 6 | |
8237921191 | Apostrophe | a term used when a speaker directly addresses someone or something that isn't present in the poem. | 7 | |
8237921192 | Paradox | a statement that contradicts itself and still seems true somehow. | 8 | |
8237924172 | Rhetorical Question | a question that you ask without expecting an answer. | 9 |
AP Language Figurative Languafe Flashcards
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