AP Lit. Figurative Language Flashcards
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| 6411435605 | alliteration | the repetition of initial consonant sounds (Tried and True; Little Lame Leopard) | 0 | |
| 6411440974 | assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds (mAd as a hAtter) | 1 | |
| 6411449539 | consonance | the repetition of final consonant sounds (firST and laST) | 2 | |
| 6411459273 | feminine rhyme | the rhyme involves two or more syllables (fertile and turtle; er/ur and tile/tle) | 3 | |
| 6411478190 | masculine rhyme | the rhyme involves only one syllable (suppORT and retORT) | 4 | |
| 6411482976 | internal rhyme | one or more rhyming words are within the line | 5 | |
| 6411493563 | end rhyme | rhyming words are at the ends of lines | 6 | |
| 6411499696 | approximate rhyme/slant rhyme | words with sound similarity ("frECKkles like spECKs") | 7 | |
| 6411507907 | onomatopoeia | words that sound like what they mean (hisssssss, BOOOM!) | 8 | |
| 6411514650 | phonetic intensives | their sounds connect lightly to their meaning (flicker, flash, flare, flame; fl- signifies relation to fire) | 9 | |
| 6411523168 | euphony | a grouping of sounds that is smooth and pleasant | 10 | |
| 6411527069 | cacophony | a group of sounds that is rough and harsh | 11 | |
| 6411533368 | synesthesia | the stimulation of two or more senses simultaneously | 12 | |
| 6411539299 | figure of speech | a way of saying one thing and meaning another ("It's raining cats and dogs!") | 13 | |
| 6411545147 | figurative language | language using figures of speech; not taken literally | 14 | |
| 6411552855 | Why is poetry often figurative? | There's often more than one meaning: one literal, one figurative. | 15 | |
| 6411560559 | simile | comparison of two dissimilar things using like, as, than, etc. ("She moved like a tornado.") | 16 | |
| 6411574169 | metaphor | comparison of two dissimilar things (The comparison isn't expressed, but created when a figure term is substituted for a literal term instead.) ("She is a tornado.") | 17 | |
| 6411604302 | personification | giving human attributes to an animal, object, or concept ("The couch screamed in agony under the heavy weight.") | 18 | |
| 6411630207 | apostrophe | addressing someone dead, absent, or nonhuman as if it's present and can readily respond | 19 | |
| 6411638178 | synecdoche | substitutes some significant quality of detail of an experience for the experience itself ("May I have your hand in marriage?" when referring to entire body, not just hand) | 20 | |
| 6411671472 | metonymy | the use of something closely related for something actually meant ("the pen is mightier than the sword;" pen=words, and sword=violence) | 21 | |
| 6411706707 | symbol vs. metaphor | symbol: both things being compared are present ("You eat like a pig-- much like the one standing right next to you.") metaphor: the compared objects, people, concepts, etc. do not need to be present. ("You eat like a pig." There is no pig for comparison of traits.) | 22 | |
| 6411745801 | allegory | a narrative or description that has a second meaning with direct symbols and one meaning | 23 | |
| 6411756208 | paradoxical actions | an action that appears contradictory but is still nonetheless true (blowing on hot soup to cool it; blowing on hands to warm them) | 24 | |
| 6411768179 | paradoxical statement/verbal paradox | A statement is contradictory on the surface, but it stems from multiple meanings, making it true. ("I am atheist, thank God.") | 25 | |
| 6411801597 | overstatement/hyperbole | added emphasis and exaggeration to something already true ("I ate a ton for dinner.") | 26 | |
| 6411808378 | understatement/litotes | stating what is literally true but with much less force ("not bad.") | 27 | |
| 6411829993 | sarcasm | bitter or cutting speech, often intended to offend | 28 | |
| 6411835120 | satire | ridicule to humans with the intent of preventing further mistakes (in literature) | 29 | |
| 6411842765 | verbal irony | saying the opposite of what is true ("It's not you, it's me!") | 30 | |
| 6411850720 | dramatic irony | discrepancy between what the speaker says and what the poet means | 31 | |
| 6411867892 | irony of situation/situational irony/cosmic irony | discrepancy between a situation's anticipated outcome and what actually results | 32 | |
| 6557261698 | foible | minor weakness, character flaws, or quirks | 33 | |
| 6557263309 | folly | lack of good sense, foolishness | 34 | |
| 6557266532 | vices | immoral and evil habits, practices, or conduct | 35 | |
| 6557270131 | abuses | corrupt or improper practices, usually in power | 36 | |
| 6557275688 | pessimist (satirical narrator type) | expects the worst | 37 | |
| 6557277842 | optimist (satirical narrator type) | expects the best | 38 | |
| 6557280897 | Pollyanna (satirical narrator type) | extreme optimist | 39 | |
| 6557283313 | cynic (satirical narrator type) | doesn't trust people and their motives or sincerity | 40 | |
| 6557285495 | philanthropist (satirical narrator type) | works to better the world and loves the human race | 41 | |
| 6557290040 | misanthrope (satirical narrator type) | despises and distrusts the human race | 42 | |
| 6557294221 | Direct/formal satire | a first person narrator expects sympathy | 43 | |
| 6557296330 | Indirect satire | communicated through characters in a situation | 44 | |
| 6557300514 | Horatian satire | light-hearted, gently mocking satire that's directed towards folly | 45 | |
| 6557308313 | Juvenalian satire | bitter and angry satire that's directed towards vices and abuses (typically involves life or death scenarios) | 46 | |
| 6557317703 | Distortion | stressing some aspects and de-emphasizing others | 47 | |
| 6557320185 | incongruity | presenting things out of place or absurd in relation to surroundings | 48 | |
| 6557322905 | isolation | separating a condition or event from its ordinary surroundings | 49 | |
| 6557329753 | juxtaposition | placing two opposite or unalike things side by side | 50 | |
| 6557331494 | reversal | presents the opposite of the normal order (eating breakfast for dinner; a student educates a teacher) | 51 | |
| 6557337960 | ambiguous language | One word or scenario with multiple possible meanings (common in satire because it allows authors to deny accusations if accused) | 52 | |
| 6557349971 | innuendo/double entendre | multiple interpretations, usually risque | 53 | |
| 6557352118 | malapropism | the humorous misuse of a word by confusing it with a similarly sounding word | 54 |