AP Lit Figurative Language Flashcards
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| 7786549674 | Alliteration | Repetition of consonant sounds | 0 | |
| 7786549675 | Allusion | A reference to history or literature | 1 | |
| 7786550389 | Anachronism | something existing outside of its proper time period | 2 | |
| 7786551390 | Analogy | A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way | 3 | |
| 7786564459 | Anaphora | the repetition of words or phrases throughout all or part of the work for emphasis | 4 | |
| 7786577119 | apostrophe | a writer or character addressing a person, an idea, or something which cannot respond | 5 | |
| 7786577120 | assonance | the repetition of similar vowel sounds | 6 | |
| 7786578055 | cacophony | harsh, unpleasant combination of sounds grating noise | 7 | |
| 7786587825 | caesura | A natural pause or break in a line of poetry, usually near the middle of the line. | 8 | |
| 7786587826 | catalogue | a list | 9 | |
| 7786588456 | cliche | a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought. | 10 | |
| 7786588457 | conceit | a shocking comparison between two dissimilar things; usually a metaphor or a simile | 11 | |
| 7786589581 | consonance | Repetition of final consonant sounds after different vowel sounds; the vowels may be the same but their sounds are different | 12 | |
| 7786589582 | euphony | Pleasing, harmonious sounds. | 13 | |
| 7786590657 | hyperbole | overstatement exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally for effect of humor | 14 | |
| 7786590658 | irony | the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. | 15 | |
| 7786594508 | kenning | a word or compound word substituted as a synonym for a noun | 16 | |
| 7786594509 | metaphor | A comparison without using like or as | 17 | |
| 7786598660 | implied metaphor | the two terms of the comparison are not directly stated | 18 | |
| 7786600212 | extended metaphor | author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked, tenors, and grounds throughout a poem or story | 19 | |
| 7786602350 | metonymy | a word or words which substitute something closely related for something, someone, or some place with which it is identified; some sources consider it synonymous with synecdoche "White house" for president | 20 | |
| 7786602906 | onomatopoeia | words which suggest or sound like their meaning | 21 | |
| 7786603516 | oxymoron | A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. | 22 | |
| 7786605103 | paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 23 | |
| 7786606610 | personification | giving human traits to something non-human | 24 | |
| 7786606611 | simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 25 | |
| 7786607824 | synecdoche | use of a part to represent the whole; some sources consider it synonymous with metonymy | 26 | |
| 7786608299 | trope | a figure of speech involving a 'turn' or change of sense- the use of a word in a sense other than the literal; includes metaphor, simile, irony, and paradox | 27 | |
| 7786609754 | understatment | a statement that says less than is meant; deliberately down-playing something for the purpose of emphasis, humor, or irony | 28 |