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AP Language Figurative Language Vocabulary Flashcards

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2851930672AllusionA direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place or work of art.0
2851936838AnalogyA similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them.1
2851942174ApostropheA figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or personified abstraction, such as liberty or love.2
2851947674ConceitA fanciful expression, usually in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar objects.3
2851957163Extended MetaphorIt is developed at great length, occurring in or throughout a work4
2899905171Figurative LanguageWriting or speech that is not intended to carry literal meaning and is usually meant to be imaginative and vivid.5
2899909418Figure of SpeechA device used to produce figurative language6
2899913303HyperboleA figure of speech using deliberate exaggeration or overstatement.7
2899921379ImageryThe sensory details of figurative used to describe, arouse emotion, or represent abstractions8
2899930186MetaphorA figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitutions of one for the other, suggesting some similarity9
2899937575OnomatopoeiaA figure of speech in which natural sounds are imitated in the sounds of words10
2899946136OxymoronFrom the Greek for "pointedly foolish," a figure of speech wherein the author groups apparently contradictory terms to suggest a paradox11
2899957219ParadoxA statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity12
2899967901PersonificationA figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions13
2901946510SymbolismGenerally, anything that represents itself and stands for something else.14
2901948040UnderstatementTo say that something is not large or as important as it really is; to state or express with restraint. especially for greater effect15
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