AP literature Flashcards

5266698407	Metaphor	When something is something else.	0
5266700074	Similie	When something is LIKE something else.	1
5266706274	Metonymy	Using a vaguely suggestive, physical object to embody a more general idea.	2
5266715327	Synecdoche	Using part of a physical object to represent a whole object.	3
5266719448	Puns	Twist of words, often to create a humorous effect.	4
5266728271	Zeugma	Artfully using one word with two or more different objects.	5
5266733516	Personification	Giving human qualities to inanimate objects.	6
5266737260	Apostrophe	Addressing someone or some personified abstraction that is not physically present.	7
5266758042	Onomatopoeia	Words that sound like what they mean.	8
5266762341	Anthimeria	Using a different part of speech to act as another.	9
5266769845	Oxymoron	Using contradiction in a way the oddly makes sense.	10
5266773451	Parellelism	When a writer establishes similar patterns of grammatical structure and length.	11
5266780603	Antithesis	Contrary idea expressed in a balanced sentence.	12
5266786960	Anastrophe	Inverted word order from what one expects.	13
5266792135	Chiamus	Taking parallelism and deliberately turning it inside out.	14
5266804623	Ellipsis	Omitting a word implied by a previous clause.	15
5266813415	Asyndeton	Using no conjunctions to create an effect of speed or simplicity.	16
5266822170	Polysyndeton	Using many conjunctions to achieve an overwhelming effect.	17
5266825819	Climax	Arrangement of events in order of importance.	18
5266833326	Alliteration	Repetition of a sound in multiple words.	19
5266836403	Anaphora	Repetition of beginning clauses.	20
5266847307	Anadiplosis	Repeating the last word of a clause at the beginning of the next clause.	21
5266871720	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	22