AP Literature : Figurative Language Flashcards

15034016976	Connotation	An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	0
15034019923	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	1
15034019924	allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions	2
15034022679	metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	3
15034028830	analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	4
15034028831	rhyme	Repetition of sounds at the end of words	5
15034035060	repetition	the use of a line, phrase or group of words more than once	6
15034035125	meter	a regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	7
15034042575	symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea.	8
15034046688	anithithesis	direct opposite	9
15034050475	personification	the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	10
15034053370	allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	11
15034056427	simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	12
15034056428	motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	13
15034059684	foreshadowing	A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.	14
15034065079	climax	The process by which a character is introduced, advanced, and possibly transformed in a story.	15
15034068506	indirect characterization	the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.	16
15034071560	direct characterization	The author directly states a character's traits	17
15034074909	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	18
15034074910	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	19
15034085450	consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	20
15034088520	parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	21
15034088521	Onomatopoeia	the use of words that imitate sounds	22
15034092524	theme	Central idea of a work of literature	23
15034095501	rhythm	Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables	24
15034095502	iambic pentameter	A line of poetry that contains five iambic feet.	25
15034100419	verbal irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	26
15034103007	dramatic irony	when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't	27
15034107196	situational irony	An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected	28
15034107197	Foil	A character who acts as a contrast to another character	29
15034110655	pun	A play on words	30
15034110656	rhetorical question	A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer	31
15034115710	conflict	A struggle between opposing forces	32
15034119455	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	33
15034123312	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	34