AP Language 11 Tropes Flashcards

3115746492	Allusion	reference to famous/historical person/event	0
3115749887	Conceit	extended comparison by exploring metaphoric possibilities in a single subject ("A Rose by any other name...")	1
3115755606	Epithet	descriptive phrase highlighting key traits ("the Brown Bomber;" "the master mariner")	2
3115759071	Euphemism	use of inoffensive language in place of hurtful terms ("vertically challenged") (NOTE: a special form of is Circumlocution AP - "talking around" something, usually by supplying a descriptive phrase in place of a name; a form of euphemism (Lord Montague: "Let two more summers wither in their pride/Ere we may think her ripe to be a bride.")	3
3115775269	Hyperbole (Overstatement AP)	an intentionally exaggerated statement; for humor or emphasis	4
3115786652	Irony	a contrast between appearance and reality	5
3115793583	Litotes (Understatement, sometimes called Meiosis)	deliberate understatement, especially when expressing a thought by denying its opposite ("Oh it's nothing; I can always get another Dad" or, said of a serious wound, "It's only a scratch.")	6
3115799220	Metaphor	indirect comparison of an implied trait between two unlike objects ("eagle eye")	7
3115806053	Metonymy	reference to someone/thing by naming one of its parts; the substitution of the name of an object closely associated with a word for the word itself; e.g., the pen (for thoughts) is mightier than the sword (for military action)	8
3115813671	Onomatopoeia	using/inventing a word whose sound imitates that which it names ("gobbledygook," "boom," "The buzzing of innumerable bees" - the "zz" and "mm" imitate the bee sound)	9
3115819555	Oxymoron	apparent paradox (self-contradiction) by juxtaposing words that seem to contradict, yet hold a significant underlying truth (e.g., I must be cruel to be kind)	10
3115823003	Paradox	a statement that is self-contradictory on the surface, yet holds an underlying truth ("Death celebrates life.")	11
3115828657	Personification	reference to abstractions or inanimate objects as though they had human qualities or abilities ("The King of Winds slapped away the pesky homes")	12
3115833216	Pun (Paranomasia)	repetition of single word with two different meanings; two words that sound alike but have different meaning; a single word with two different meanings in same sentence	13
3115839888	Rhetorical Question	any question asked for a purpose other than to obtain the information the question asks ("What's in a name?")	14
3115844179	Sarcasm (not to be confused with Irony)	use of mockery, verbal taunts, or bitter irony, intended to hurt individuals (saying "nice shooting" to a teammate who has missed 10 foul shot free throws in a row)	15
3115856234	Simile	direct comparison of a stated trait between two like objects ("freshmen are sly as foxes")	16
3115862841	Syllepsis	When a single word that governs or modifies two or more others must be understood differently with respect to each of those words, often with a witty or comical effect. Not to be confused with zeugma. ("You held your breath and the door for me." - Alanis Morissette)	17
3115868018	Synedoche	the use of a part to signify the whole, or vice-versa ("threads" (clothes), "wheels" (car), "head of cattle," "the point of my steel")	18
3115871428	Zeugma	A general term describing when one part of speech (most often the main verb, but sometimes a noun) governs two or more other parts of a sentence (often in a series). ("But passion lends them power, time means, to meet." --Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet)	19
3115908896	Tropes	(a form of Diction, sometimes called Figurative Language or Rhetorical Devices) - meaning is altered, twisted, "turned," or "figured" from the usual or expected for emphasis or clarity	20