AP literature Flashcards
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| 5271591093 | Oxymoron | Two opposite words that are used to name the same thing. Ex peace, war Fear hope Burn freeze | 0 | |
| 5271591094 | Apostrophe | Something non human or dead is addressed as If it were able to reply Ex oh happy dagger | 1 | |
| 5271591095 | Paradox | Contains contradictory or incompatible elements Ex equal not more equal than others | 2 | |
| 5271591096 | Synecdoche | When a part of something represent a whole Ex bread is food Coke is drink | 3 | |
| 5271591097 | Personification | Giving human attributes to an animal object or concept Ex bashful flowers blushing birds | 4 | |
| 5271591098 | Simile | A comparison between unlike things uses like as or seems Ex Lonley as a cloud | 5 | |
| 5272004316 | Allegory | Something having a second meaning beneath the surface one | 6 | |
| 5272004317 | Allusion | A reference to a famous or historical person event or thing | 7 | |
| 5272004318 | Rhetoric | Using language to persuade or motivate the audience into action through arguments | 8 | |
| 5272273318 | Hyperbole | Exaggerated to prove a point Ex had to wait forever | 9 | |
| 5272273319 | Alliteration | Repetition of sound in a line Whisper words of wisdom | 10 | |
| 5272273320 | Metaphor | Comparison between unlike things directly | 11 |