AP English Language: Figurative Language + Tactics Flashcards

7169558698	Alliteration	Repetition of an initial sound at the beinning of consecutive words	0
7169558699	Allusion	An indirect reference, often to another text or a historical, mythical, & biblical event	1
7169558700	Analogy	An extended comparison b/w two seemingly dissimilar things	2
7169558701	Anaphora	Repetition of words @ the beginning of successive clauses	3
7169558702	Anecdote	Short account of an interesting event	4
7169558703	Aphorism	A short, astute statement of a general truth	5
7169558704	Apostrophe	A type of soliloquy where nature is addressed as though human	6
7169558705	Assonance	A partial rhyme made by repetition of vowel sound	7
7169558706	Asyndeton	Deliberate omission of conjunctions b/w words, phrases, and clauses	8
7169558707	Cacophony	Harsh jarring sound; discord	9
7169558708	Colloquialism	An informal or conversational use of language	10
7169558709	Consonance	Repetition of consonants	11
7169558710	Euphemism	An indirect expression of unpleasant info. in such a way as to lessen its impact	12
7169558711	Euphony	A pleasant combo of agreeable sounds	13
7169558712	Hyperbole	Exaggeration for the purpose of emphasis	14
7169558713	Imagery	Vivid use of language that evokes a readers sense or rich emotional experience	15
7169558714	Juxtaposition	Placing two things side by side for emphasis	16
7169558715	Malapropism	Absurd therefore humorous misuse of one word for another, especially one similar in sounds	17
7169558716	Metaphor	Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken is spoken of as if it were something else; thus making an implicit comparison	18
7169558717	Metonymy	Use of an aspect of something to represent the whole; referring to an entity by one of its attributes or associations	19
7169558718	Onomatopoeia	A literary device in which a sound of a word is related to its meaning	20
7169558719	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that juxtaposes two contradictory terms	21
7169558720	Paradox	Statement that seems contradictory but is actually true	22
7169558721	Personification	Assigning lifelike characteristics to inanimate objects	23
7169558722	Polysyndeton	The deliberate use of of a series of conjunctions	24
7169558723	Rhetorical Question	One posed by the author when he/she doesn't expect an explicit answer hit but rather wants to prompt consideration of an idea	25
7169558724	Simile	A figure of speech that uses "like" or "as" to compare things	26
7169558725	Synectdoche	A figure of speech in which part of something is used to refer to the whole	27
7169558726	Understatement	Back of emphasis on a statement or point; restraint in language often used for ironic effect	28