AP Language: Figurative Language Flashcards
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| 6033369736 | Adage | A saying or proverb embodying a piece of common wisdom based on experience, couched in metaphorical language | 0 | |
| 6033376800 | Analogy | A similarity or comparison between two different thing or the relationship between them | 1 | |
| 6033378903 | Aphorism | A terse statement of known authorship that expresses a general truth or moral principle | 2 | |
| 6033385413 | Apostrophe | Addresses and absent person or a personified object | 3 | |
| 6033387065 | Cliche | An overused or trite expression | 4 | |
| 6033389374 | Euphemism | Greek-good speech, substitutING MILD FOR BLUNT | 5 | |
| 6033391736 | Extended metaphor | A metaphor developed at great length. Appearing frequently throughout a piece | 6 | |
| 6033395141 | Figure of speech | A device used to make figurative language | 7 | |
| 6033397235 | Hyperbole | Exaggeration or overstatement used for effect | 8 | |
| 6033398568 | Idiom | Common expression, means something different than literal meaning | 9 | |
| 6033402179 | Imagery | Sensory details used to describe, arouse emotions, or represent abstractions. 5 senses or a deeper meaning | 10 | |
| 6033406038 | Metonymy | Changed label. When the name of something is switched with the name of something closely related | 11 | |
| 6033409234 | Oxymoron | Author groups contradictory terms together to create a paradox | 12 | |
| 6033412301 | Paradox | Appears contradictory but contains some degree of truth | 13 | |
| 6033415859 | Personification | Human attributes to objects, animals,or concepts | 14 | |
| 6033417220 | Pun | A play on words. Sound the same, different meanings. | 15 | |
| 6033420462 | Synecdoche | When part stands for a whole. | 16 |