AP Literature Figurative Language Flashcards

11507353303	Connotation	An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.	0
11507353304	Denotation	The dictionary definition of a word	1
11507353305	Parable	A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson	2
11507353306	Allegory	A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent abstractions	3
11507353307	Metaphor	A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.	4
11507353308	Analogy	A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way	5
11507353309	Rhyme	Repetition of sounds at the end of words	6
11507353310	Repetition	The use of a line, phrase or group of words more than once	7
11507353311	Meter	A regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry	8
11507353312	Symbolism	A device in literature where an object represents an idea.	9
11507353313	Antithesis	Direct opposite	10
11507353314	Personification	The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea	11
11507353315	Allusion	A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art	12
11507353316	Simile	A comparison using "like" or "as"	13
11507353317	Motif	A recurring theme, subject or idea	14
11507353318	Gothic	Of or relating to the mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction	15
11507353319	Romantic	A movement that appealed to emotion rather than reason, focused on the appeal of nature, and the individual.	16
11507353320	Foreshadowing	A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.	17
11507353321	Climax	The most intense, exciting, or important point of something; a culmination or apex.	18
11507353322	Character Development	The process by which a character is introduced, advanced, and possibly transformed in a story.	19
11507353323	Indirect Characterization	The process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.	20
11507353324	Direct Characterization	The author directly states a character's traits	21
11507353325	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	22
11507353326	Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa	23
11507353327	Consonance	Repetition of a consonant sound within two or more words in close proximity.	24
11507353328	Parallelism	Phrases or sentences of a similar construction/meaning placed side by side, balancing each other	25
11507353329	Onomatopeia	The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggest its meaning.	26
11507353330	Theme	Central idea of a work of literature	27
11507353331	Rhythm	Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables	28
11507353332	Iambic Pentameter	A line of poetry that contains five iambic feet.	29
11507353333	Selection of Details	The specific events or details an author chooses for a story	30
11507353334	Order of Details	The specific order in which an author chooses to release details in a story	31
11507353335	Verbal Irony	A figure of speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant	32
11507353336	Dramatic Irony	When a reader is aware of something that a character isn't	33
11507353337	Situational Irony	An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected	34
11507353338	Foil	A character who acts as a contrast to another character	35
11507353339	Pun	A play on words	36
11507353340	Rhetorical Question	A question asked merely for effect with no answer expected.	37
11507353341	Conflict	A struggle between opposing forces (Man v. Man, Man v. Self, Man v. Nature)	38
11507353342	Oxymoron	A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.	39
11507353343	Hyperbole	A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor	40
11507353344	Epigraph	A quotation or aphorism at the beginning of a literary work suggestive of the theme.	41