Ap language Flashcards

2966289919	Metaphor	A comparison between two unlike things without using a connective word such as like or as All the world's a stage	0
2966289920	personification	Giving human characteristics to a non human thing or to an abstract idea the waves dance	1
2966289921	Pun	A play on words in which one word is substituted for another similar or identical sound but a very different meaning "camping is intense"	2
2966289922	Simile	A comparison between two seemingly unlike things by using connective words such as like or as he is sleeping like a log	3
2966289923	Allusion	Reference to a statement person place or event that is known from literature history religion miss politics sports science or the arts the businessman had the midas touch	4
2966289924	Anaphora	deliberate repetition ofthe first part of the sentence in order to achieve an artistic effect It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.	5
2966289925	Euphemism	indirect expressions which replace words and phrases considered harsh and impolite or which suggest something unpleasant We had to put our elderly Lab to sleep	6
2966289926	Hyperbole	Exaggeration used for emphasis or for humorous effect I'm so hungry I could eat a horse	7