2894563381 | Allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. | 0 | |
2894567413 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply | 1 | |
2894570118 | Antithesis | a figure of speech in which an opposition or contrast of ideas is expressed by parallelism of words that are the opposites of, or strongly contrasted with, each other, such as "hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all sins" | 2 | |
2894573341 | Euphemism | An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant | 3 | |
2894575027 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 4 | |
2894578757 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory (smell), and gustatory(taste) | 5 | |
2894579867 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 6 | |
2894581375 | Juxtaposition | Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast | 7 | |
2894590280 | Litotes | A figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite. | 8 | |
2894606886 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 9 | |
2894608394 | Oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 10 | |
2894615209 | Paradox | A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. | 11 | |
2894624327 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 12 | |
2894625670 | Rhetorical Question | A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer | 13 | |
2894626661 | Simile | comparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as" | 14 | |
2894629131 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa | 15 |
Figurative Language for AP Lang Flashcards
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