AP Literature: Literary Terms Flashcards

6347456178	Metaphor	A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two subjects without the use of "like" or "as."	0
6347456565	Simile	A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two different things.	1
6347456566	Analogy	An analogy is a comparison between two things. Metaphors and similes are tools used to create an analogy.	2
6347458510	Anachronism	An anachronism is something that is not in the correct chronological time period.	3
6347460701	Aphorism	An aphorism is a short saying that expresses a statement of truth in a concise and witty manner.	4
6347465429	Personification	Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea, or an animal is given human attributes.	5
6347465872	Hyperbole	Hyperbole is the use of obvious and deliberate exaggeration.	6
6347465877	Understatement	Understatement is when a writer presents a situation or a thing as if it is less important than it is.	7
6347466642	Allusion	An allusion is a literary device used to reference something outside of the work of literature.	8
6347469452	Antithesis	The use of contrasting concepts, words, or sentences within parallel grammatical structure.	9
6347470293	Apostrophe	A literary device in which the speaker detaches himself from the reality and addresses an imaginary character in his speech.	10
6347479204	Epigram	Epigram is a short, but insightful statement, which communicates a thought in a witty, satirical, or paradoxical way.	11
6347480077	Euphemism	The substitution of a mild term for one more offensive or hurtful	12
6347480832	Litote	Litotes is a form of an understatement that uses double negatives to assert a positive sentiment.	13
6347482069	Kenning	A kenning is a two-word metaphor that replaces a single, concrete noun.	14
6430809794	Malapropism	A malapropism is the (usually) unintentional misuse of a word in the place of another word with a similar sound.	15
6430817127	Metonymy	a figure of speech in which the name of a thing is replaced by the name of something else with which it is closely associated.	16