AP Literature Vocab Flashcards
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| 7275228911 | Metaphor | Making a comparison without using like or as Ex: He had a a roller coaster of emotions. | 0 | |
| 7275228912 | Simile | Making a comparison using like or as Ex: He ran like the wind. | 1 | |
| 7275228913 | Metonomy | The substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant Ex: The white house decided on a new policy. | 2 | |
| 7275233292 | Synecdoche | a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa Ex: Many hands make like work. | 3 | |
| 7275234465 | Personification | the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea Ex: The sun smiled down on me. | 4 | |
| 7275251523 | pathetic fallacy | ascribing feelings to things Ex: The angry clouds were grey. | 5 | |
| 7275255855 | anthropomorphism | the attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a animal or object. Ex: Lighting McQueen raced in the Daytona 500. | 6 | |
| 7275258805 | zoomorphism | Applying animal characteristics to humans or gods Ex: The boy howled in pain. | 7 |