AP English Figurative Language Flashcards

7080575900	Direct Metaphor:	the comparison is made directly using the word "is"; for example: Life is a river.	0
7080575901	Indirect Metaphor:	"The river of life" also compares life to a river, but does so indirectly	1
7080575902	Extended Metaphor:	text (or part of a text) and is fully developed. The ultimate extended metaphor is allegory, which layers two narratives a literal version with a figurative version. Allegory is more typically found in fiction, drama, and poetry, but is also technique of satire.	2
7080575903	allegory	layers two narratives a literal version with a figurative version.	3
7080575904	Metonymy:	metaphor in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated (such as "hand" for "worker" or "crown" for "royalty")	4
7080575905	Metaphysical Conceit:	an elaborate, intellectually ingenious metaphor (often extended) that shows the writer's realm or knowledge.	5
7080575906	Analogy:	a comparison based on similarities; showing two things are alike. An analogy differs from a basic completed in metaphor in that a metaphor is typically one statement or sentence, whereas an analogy alogy can can be a entire essay as a pattern of exposition.	6
7080575907	Personification:	giving something non-human, human characteristics	7
7080575908	Oxymoron:	juxtaposing two things apparently contradictory that still reinforce one idea. For example, jumbo shrimp, deafening silence	8
7080575909	Hyperbole:	using exaggeration to extend reality. Hyperbole gets us to look more closely at what actually by giving us sharp contrast.	9
7080575910	Understatement:	this works in the opposite way from hyperbo e. We use understatement when we say less than is appropriate for the situation or for our meaning.	10