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AP Language: Figurative Language Flashcards

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6033369736AdageA saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience, couched in metaphorical language0
6033376800AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different thing or the relationship between them1
6033378903AphorismA terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle2
6033385413ApostropheAddresses and absent person or a personified object3
6033387065ClicheAn overused or trite expression4
6033389374EuphemismGreek-good speech, substitutING MILD FOR BLUNT5
6033391736Extended metaphorA metaphor developed at great length. Appearing frequently throughout a piece6
6033395141Figure of speechA device used to make figurative language7
6033397235HyperboleExaggeration or overstatement used for effect8
6033398568IdiomCommon expression, means something different than literal meaning9
6033402179ImagerySensory details used to describe, arouse emotions, or represent abstractions. 5 senses or a deeper meaning10
6033406038MetonymyChanged label. When the name of something is switched with the name of something closely related11
6033409234OxymoronAuthor groups contradictory terms together to create a paradox12
6033412301ParadoxAppears contradictory but contains some degree of truth13
6033415859PersonificationHuman attributes to objects, animals,or concepts14
6033417220PunA play on words. Sound the same, different meanings.15
6033420462SynecdocheWhen part stands for a whole.16

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