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Figurative Language for AP Lang Flashcards

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2894563381AllusionA brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.0
2894567413ApostropheA figure of speech in which someone absent or dead or something nonhuman is addressed as if it were alive and present and could reply1
2894570118Antithesisa 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
2894573341EuphemismAn indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant3
2894575027HyperboleA figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor4
2894578757ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses: visual, auditory, kinesthetic, olfactory (smell), and gustatory(taste)5
2894579867IronyA contrast between expectation and reality6
2894581375JuxtapositionPlacing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast7
2894590280LitotesA figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite.8
2894606886MetaphorA comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.9
2894608394OxymoronA figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.10
2894615209ParadoxA statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.11
2894624327PersonificationA figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes12
2894625670Rhetorical QuestionA question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer13
2894626661Similecomparing two unlike things using words such as "like" or "as"14
2894629131Synecdochea figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa15

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