AP glossary Flashcards

9647673681	adage	a folk saying with a lesson	0
9647675752	allegory	a story, fictional or non fictional, in which characters, things, qualities or concepts. the interaction of these characters, things, and events is meant to reveal an abstraction or a truth.	1
9647695789	aphorism	a terse statement which expresses a general truth or moral principle.	2
9647703565	ellipsis	the deliberate omission of a word or phrase from prose done for effect by the author.	3
9647710098	euphemism	a more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts.	4
9647721509	figurative language	writing that is not meant to be taken literally.	5
9647724083	analogy	a comparison of one pair of variables to a parallel set of variables.	6
9647733157	hyperbole	an exaggeration.	7
9647735366	idiom	a common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.	8
9647740004	metaphor	making an implied comparison while not using "like" or "as" or other such words.	9
9647750312	metonymy	replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept.	10
9647754550	synecdoche	a kind of metonymy when a whole is represented by naming one of its parts, or vice versa.	11
9647765403	simile	using words such as "like" or "as" to make a direct comparison between two very different things.	12