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AP Literature Chapter 19 Terms Flashcards

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7952169691SimileA comparison of two things, indicated by some connective, usually like, as, or than, or a verb such as resembles0
7952172059MetaphorA statement that one thing is something else, which, in a literal sense, it is not.1
7952174510Implied MetaphorA metaphor that uses neither connectives nor the verb to be.2
7952176257Mixed MetaphorThe (usually unintentional) combining of two or more incompatible metaphors, resulting in ridiculousness or nonsense.3
7952178588PersonificationThe endowing of a thing, an animal, or an abstract term with human characteristics.4
7952180854ApostropheA direct address to someone or something.5
7952183286OverstatementAlso called hyperbole. Exaggeration used to emphasize a point.6
7952185700UnderstatementAn ironic figure of speech that deliberately describes something in a way that is less than the case7
7952188746MetonymyFigure of speech in which the name of a thing is substituted for that of another closely associated with it.8
7952190274SynecdocheThe use of a significant part of a thing to stand for the whole of it, or vice versa.9
7952191976ParadoxA statement that at first strikes one as self-contradictory, but that on reflection reveals some deeper sense.10
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