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AP Language & Composition Figurative Language Vocabulary Flashcards

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4819581468allegorya story in which the people, places and things represent general concepts or moral qualities0
4819582795colloquial expressionwords and phrases used in everyday speech but avoided in formal writing1
4819585665euphemismthe use of a word or phrase that is less direct, but also less distasteful or offensive than another2
4819589447figure of speecha word or expression that is not mean to be interpreted in the literal sense3
4819591808imagerylively descriptions which impress the images of things upon the mind4
4819594427metaphora figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things that are basically dissimilar5
4819596887motifa recurring feature (name, image, phrase) in a work of literature6
4819598010oxymorona figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms7
4819599524paradoxa statement that reveals a kind of truth, although it seems at first to be self-contradictory and untrue8
4819602353similea figure of speech involving a comparison using "like" or "as"9
4819603853symbolsomething that stands for another thing; frequently an object used to represent an abstraction10

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