AP Literature Vocabulary Flashcards
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| 5465895011 | symbol | Something that means more than what it is (a dove symbolizes peace, a tree symbolizes life). | 0 | |
| 5465901215 | allegory | A narrative or description that has a second meaning beneath the surface (in Animal Farm, the animals represent people in the Russian Revolution). | 1 | |
| 5466193409 | metaphor | A comparison of two unlike things. | 2 | |
| 5466197370 | extended metaphor | The meaning is used throughout the entire work (in the Road not Taken, choices is used throughout the entire poem). | 3 | |
| 5466204205 | implied metaphor | The meaning isn't directly mentioned (the two roads were the same, but the author regrets taking one). | 4 | |
| 5466215564 | named metaphor | You name both things being compared (my love is like a red, red rose). | 5 | |
| 5466218130 | simile | Comparing two things using like or as. | 6 | |
| 5466220745 | personification | Giving human attributes to an animal, object, or concept. It needs a verb (love is punishing). | 7 | |
| 5466228979 | anthropomorphism | Animals or objects are given complete human personalities (in Zootopia, the fox and bunny speak and act like humans). | 8 | |
| 5466235074 | apostrophe | When a character in a poem speaks to something that isn't actually there or alive. The thing that they are talking to isn't able to respond (someone may speak to the wind or love). | 9 | |
| 5466986788 | metonymy/synechdoche | Substituting a word or a part of something for something else (when somebody says that Wall Street is doing well, they are actually referring to the stock market). | 10 | |
| 5467001544 | simile | Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as". | 11 | |
| 5467003644 | extended simile | A simile that extends through the entire work. | 12 | |
| 5467009437 | paradox | A contradictory statement that contains some truth (no one goes to the restaurant anymore because it is too crowded). | 13 | |
| 5467022047 | oxymoron | Two words that contradict each other (jumbo shrimp). An oxymoron is very short. | 14 | |
| 5467275712 | hyperbole | An exaggeration or an overstatement. | 15 | |
| 5467280798 | understatement | It makes something out to be lesser than it is (opposite of an exaggeration). | 16 | |
| 5467285405 | verbal irony | Saying the opposite of what you mean (sarcasm). | 17 | |
| 5467298167 | dramatic irony | The reader or audience knows more than the character or speaker. | 18 | |
| 5467301077 | situational irony | When the opposite of what is expected happens (sit coms). | 19 | |
| 5467315634 | cliché | A commonly repeated statement (the phrase is overused). | 20 | |
| 5467328459 | pun | A play on words, humor is implied ("lettuce leave" = let us leave). | 21 | |
| 5467339646 | diction | The choice of words that creates tone. | 22 | |
| 5467341337 | denotation | The dictionary definition or literal meaning of a word. | 23 | |
| 5467348475 | connotation | The implied meaning of a word. | 24 |