AP Literature and Composition Set 8 Flashcards

7958998681	Allusion	A reference, explicit or implicit, to something in previous literature or history.	0
7958998682	Ambiguity	A technique by which a writer deliberately suggests two or more different, and sometimes conflicting, meanings in a work.	1
7958998683	Cliché	A word or phrase—often a figure of speech—that has become lifeless because of overuse such as "green with envy" or "git 'er dun."	2
7958998684	Conceit	A fanciful and elaborate figure of speech that makes a surprising connection between two seemingly dissimilar things.	3
7958998685	Black Humor	This is the use of disturbing themes in comedy.	4
7958998686	Direct Metaphor	One that states the comparison explicitly, such as "fame is a bee."	5
7958998687	Implied metaphor	One that does not state the 2 terms explicitly, such as "I like to see it lap the miles."	6
7958998688	Mixed Metaphor	One that has gotten out of control and "mixes" its terms so that they are visually or imaginatively incompatible, such as "The President is a lame duck who is running out of gas."	7
7958998689	Onomatopoeia	The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning, such as hiss, snap, bark, and bang.	8
7958998690	Sarcasm	Sometimes known as or related to verbal irony, it is the use of bitter or cutting speech—that is speech intended by its speaker to give pain to the person addressed.	9
7958998691	Simile	A comparison between seemingly unlike things by the use of connecting words such as like, as, than, similar to, or resembles.	10
7958998692	Symbol	A person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself. It often has a literal meaning but suggests or represents other meanings in the narrative as well.	11
7958998693	Synesthesia	Presentation of one sense experience in terms usually associated with another sensation or the stimulation of two or more senses simultaneously.	12
7958998694	Situational Irony	When what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected or appropriate.	13
7958998695	Verbal Irony	When a writer or speaker says one thing but really means another, such as when a person appears to be praising something but is actually insulting it.	14