AP Literature Terms Quiz Flashcards

4139552855	metaphor	when a word/phrase is not literally applicable ex. my brother was boiling mad	0
4139555738	apostrophe	speaking to something that can't respond	1
4139942835	Pun	a joke exploiting the possible different meanings of a word ex. a horse is a stable animal	2
4139947549	anaphora	repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences. ex. this is... this is... this is...	3
4139955567	juxtaposition	comparing two ideas to develop contrasts ex. it was the best of times, it was the worst of times	4
4139959360	oxymoron	two opposite ideas together ex. jumbo shrimp, open secret	5
4139963170	synecdoche	when a part of something represents a whole, vice versa ex. Southeast Polk won first place	6
4139968409	Zeugma	blending together grammatically and logically different ideas ex. she broke my playstation and my heart	7
4139973879	Metonymy	figure of speech that replaces the name of a thing with the name of something else that it is closely associated with ex. the pen is mightier than the sword	8
4140112208	irony	when words are used where their intended meaning is different from their actual meaning ex. the name of the big dog was Tiny	9
4140119545	assonance	two or more words repeat the same vowel sound ex. men sell the wedding bells	10
4140122100	consonance	repeating beginning letters in a sentence or phrase ex. she ate seven sandwiches	11
4140124493	euphemism	polite expresssions which replace words that are considered harsh ex. she passed away instead of she died	12
4140133509	parallelism	use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same ex. like father, like son	13