AP English Language Vocab Flashcards
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| 16085175781 | Metaphor | an implied comparison between two things that, on the surface, seem dissimilar but that, upon further examination, share common characteristics. | 0 | |
| 16085259301 | Simile | makes a visual comparison | 1 | |
| 16085252403 | Implied Metaphor | continues a metaphor by implying the consequences. | 2 | |
| 16085200056 | Synecdoche | A part of something is used to refer to the whole. | 3 | |
| 16085203661 | Metonymy | An entity is referred to by one of its attributes. | 4 | |
| 16085214341 | Personification | Inanimate objects are given human characteristics. | 5 | |
| 16085219449 | Periphrasis | A descriptive word or phrase is used to refer to a proper name. | 6 | |
| 16085309735 | Pun | A word that suggests two of its meanings or the meaning of a homonym. | 7 | |
| 16085221809 | Anthimeria | One part of speech, usually a verb, substitutes for another, usually a noun. | 8 | |
| 16085228196 | Onomatopoeia | Sounds of the words used are related to their meaning. | 9 | |
| 16085230632 | Hyperbole | The trope of overstatement. | 10 | |
| 16085331022 | Litotes | The trope for understatement. | 11 | |
| 16085234222 | Irony | Words are meant to convey the opposite of their meaning. | 12 | |
| 16085243027 | Oxymoron | Words that have apparently contradictory meanings are placed near each other. | 13 | |
| 16085248255 | Rhetorical question | A question is designed not to secure an answer but to move the development of an idea forward and suggest a point. | 14 |