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Figures of Speech: AP Literature and Composition Flashcards

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7458023842AllegoryAn extended association, often sustained in every element and throughout an entire work.0
7458014668AlliterationRepeats a consonant sound at the start of several neighboring words.1
7458014669AllusionHints at a well-known thing to compare it with something else.2
7458014670AssonanceRepetition of a vowel sound in non-rhyming words that are close together.3
7458014671HyperboleExtravagant exaggeration used to emphasize a point.4
7458014672IdiomA phrase that means something not related to the real meaning of the words.5
7458039801IronyA meaning or outcome contrary to what is expected.6
7458014673MetaphorA phrase comparing two objects or idea without using the words "like" or "as".7
7458050842MetonymyUsing the name of one thing to refer to another thing associated with it.8
7458014674OxymoronA combination of words that mean the opposite of each other.9
7458014675OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the thing it describes.10
7458014676PersonificationGives human qualities to an object or animal.11
7458014677SimilesCompares two objects or ideas by using the words "like" or "as".12
7458064200SymbolA person, place, object, or image that represents more that its literal meaning.13
7458074318SynecdocheA form of metonymy in which the part represents the whole.14

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