AP Lang Figurative Language Flashcards
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| 10398059131 | Trope | A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression | 0 | |
| 10398059132 | Motif | A recurring theme, subject or idea | 1 | |
| 10398059133 | Imagery | Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste) | 2 | |
| 10398059134 | Metaphor | A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared. | 3 | |
| 10398059135 | Simile | A comparison using "like" or "as" | 4 | |
| 10398059136 | Personification | A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 5 | |
| 10398059137 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech wherein the speaker speaks directly to something nonhuman | 6 | |
| 10398059138 | Hyperbole | A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor | 7 | |
| 10398059139 | Overstatement | the action of expressing or stating something too strongly; exaggeration. | 8 | |
| 10398059140 | Understatement | A statement that says less than what is meant | 9 | |
| 10398059141 | Allusion | A reference to another work of literature, person, or event | 10 | |
| 10398059142 | Synecdoche | A figure of speech in which a part is substituted for the whole. | 11 | |
| 10398068970 | Metonymy | substituting the name of one object for another object closely associated with it | 12 | |
| 10398068971 | Onomatopoeia | A word that imitates the sound it represents. | 13 | |
| 10398068972 | Alliteration | Repetition of initial consonant sounds | 14 | |
| 10398068973 | Assonance | Repetition of vowel sounds | 15 | |
| 10398068974 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds | 16 | |
| 10398068975 | Cacophony | harsh, jarring sound | 17 | |
| 10398068976 | Euphony | pleasant, harmonious sound | 18 | |
| 10398081135 | Satire | A literary style used to make fun of or ridicule an idea or human vice or weakness | 19 | |
| 10398081136 | Oxymoron | conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence') | 20 | |
| 10398081137 | Paradox | a statement that seems contradictory but is actually true | 21 | |
| 10398081138 | Irony | A contrast between expectation and reality | 22 | |
| 10398081139 | Verbal irony | A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant | 23 | |
| 10398081140 | Dramatic irony | When the audience knows something the characters don't | 24 | |
| 10398081141 | Situational irony | What actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate | 25 | |
| 10398081142 | Pun | A play on words | 26 | |
| 10398081143 | Parody | Humorous imitation | 27 | |
| 10398081144 | Caricature | An exaggerated portrayal of one's features | 28 |