AP Lang. Figurative Language Flashcards

7329836533	simile	comparing two essentially unlike things using "like" and/or as	0
7329845522	metaphor	when something or someone figuratively becomes something else for a comparison	1
7329864736	personification	giving non-human things human qualities	2
7329875197	zoomorphism	giving humans animal qualities	3
7329884115	allusion	a reference to something historical, literal, mythological, or from pop culture	4
7329901411	onomatopoeia	when a word sounds like it is spelled	5
7329905581	oxymoron	two words that contradict each other	6
7329909410	anaphora	repetition of words at the beginning of subsequent lines	7
7329926708	polysyndeton	using many grammatically unneeded words	8
7329935153	asyndeton	not using enough grammatically needed words	9
7329942628	amplification	when a word is repeated so that more information is added to it	10
7329948907	rhetorical question	a question that is not looking to be answered, usually for style and flair	11
7329959675	metonymy	when a familiar expression is substituted for another one	12
7329968617	synecdoche	when a part is used to represent a whole or when a whole is used to represent a part	13
7329976349	antithesis	writing things in parallel structure to show contrast	14
7329981245	alliteration	repetition of initial consonant sounds	15
7329993158	hyperbole	an exaggeration	16
7330000326	eponym	when someone is called by a famous person's name who is known to have a particular trait	17
7330008795	apostrophe	when an inanimate object is addressed in a lofty formal way	18