AP Literature Figurative Language Devices (Tropes) & Forms Flashcards

3636755711	Symbolism	The use of a concrete object to suggest something else, often an idea but could be a character or event.	0
3636759994	Fresh Imagery	Describing something in a very unique way that no one has ever thought of before / quite the opposite of a cliche.	1
3636769584	Personification	Giving humanlike characteristics to something other than a person.	2
3636771817	Animation	Giving living qualities to an inanimate object.	3
3636775664	Metaphor	A comparison of 2 unlike things.	4
3636777170	Conceit	An extended metaphor comparison.	5
3636779299	Simile	Comparison of 2 unlike things using like, as, just so, and than.	6
3636781974	Catalog	An extensive (reaaaaally long) list in a poem to help the reader visualize.	7
3636788898	Hyperbole	Tremendous exaggeration.	8
3636790710	Allegory	A literary device in which a character, object, or event represents a moral, religious, or even a political principle (like goodness, faith, hope, trust, or communism).	9
3636798147	Allusion	Describing something by referring to a famous story. Types of Allusion: Biblical, mythical, historical, literary, political, or current pop culture.	10
3636813025	Apostrophe	A direct address; Often to an inanimate object or to a person dead or not present.	11
3636818404	Epigram	A witty saying that employs contrast.	12
3636823050	Oxymoron	Combination of opposite terms in a description that actually are both true in the given situation.	13
3636828092	Parable	Allegorical story to illustrate a moral.	14
3636829652	Parody	A work imitating the style of another comedic effect.	15
3636831793	Aphorism	A concise epigrammatic statement meant to reveal the truth or principle. These become like proverbs when they are widely popular but with an unknown origin.	16
3636840804	Archetype	The original model from which a story structure, character, theme, or plot is developed from humankind's collective unconscious.	17
3636845123	Black or Dark Comedy	Involves dark, disturbing topics (death & suffering) and often found in Postmodern texts.	18
3636851748	Epic or Homeric Simile	Elaborate simile in which the simile itself is so extended that it obscures the original object being described / ancient epics often do this by comparing the gods/monsters with an extended description of something ordinary so that people could understand.	19
3636870103	Verbal Irony	Saying one thing but meaning another.	20
3636872288	Kenning	A figurative, often compound descriptive phrase is used in place of a more common noun (example: whale-road instead of the sea).	21
3636883421	Leitmotif or Motif	Image or phrase that occurs repeatedly to unify a work & suggest a theme.	22
3636890304	Litotes	Making an affirmative point by negating its opposite; a type of understatement (example: "That's not bad" to mean "That's good").	23
3636903333	Malapropism	Misuse of a word where a word similar in sound but with a different meaning is used for a humorous effect.	24
3636910246	Metaphysical Conceit	Unusual extended metaphor of 2 very dissimilar things involving paradox/presents the commonplace in an unusual way.	25
3636918308	Metonymy	When something is represented by another that is frequently associated with it but not part of it (example: the Monarchy called "a crown").	26
3636927137	Synecdoche	Use of a part to represent a whole (example: calling a boat "a sail").	27
3636930910	Paradox	A statement that does not seem to be true, but upon closer examination, reveals the truth.	28
3636937414	Pathetic Fallacy	Applying human attributes & emotions to inanimate objects (a more limited form of personification).	29
3636944228	Phallus/Phallic Imagery	Meant to suggest male dominance or power.	30
3636947720	Prosopopoeia	Figure of speech where an absent, idea, or imaginary person is given voice, typically through another person.	31
3636953090	Pun	A play on words with similar sound and/or spelling but different meanings OR a play on one's word's multiple meanings.	32
3636964980	7 Deadly Sins	EGGSLAP (envy, greed, gluttony, sloth, lechery, anger, and pride - considered the worst because Satan;s fall from grace)	33
3636977246	Synesthesia	Associating 2 or more senses in the same image description (example: red hot = sight & touch)	34
3636980240	Zeugma	Using 1 word or phrase to control or modify 2 or more others; often using a single verb to apply to multiple nouns or phrases (Example: "And rend your heart, not your garments" OR "She stole my heart and my cat").	35