Figurative Language AP Flashcards
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| 14993684495 | Metaphor | an implied comparison between two things | 0 | |
| 14993684496 | Simile | a direct, stated comparison between two things | 1 | |
| 14993684497 | Analogy | a comparison that argues that different things with one similarity will likely bear other similarities as well | 2 | |
| 14993684498 | Hyperbole | the use of overstatement for special effect | 3 | |
| 14993684499 | Understatement | uses a quiet or muted message to make a point effectively | 4 | |
| 14993684500 | Rhetorical questions | questions that are used to help assert or deny an aspect of an argument by communicating implicit answers without a response | 5 | |
| 14993684501 | Irony | the use of words to convey a meaning opposite to their literal meanings | 6 | |
| 14993684502 | Parallelism | the use of grammatically similar words, phrases, or clauses for special effect | 7 | |
| 14993684503 | Antithesis | the use of parallel structures to mark contrast or opposition | 8 | |
| 14993684504 | Inverted word order | inverts the order of words, such as subject and verb, to make an argument more memorable | 9 | |
| 14993684505 | Anaphora | effective use of repetition | 10 | |
| 14993684506 | Reversed structures | inverts the order of structures to make an argument more memorable | 11 |