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AP Lang Vocab 7&8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Metaphor | a figure of speech using an implied comparison seemingly unlike things (ex: you are my sunshine) |
| Simile | a direct comparison using like, as, if, than (ex: Bob is as fast as a race horse) |
| Personification | concepts, animals, or objects, human characteristics or emotions. (ex: The tree danced in the wind) |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration or overstatement (ex: She talked his ears off, It's raining cats and dogs) |
| Conceit | unusual comparison in the form of an extended metaphor or surprising analogy between seemingly dissimilar things (ex: describing the staircase, school is like prison) |
| Allegory | character and story elements are used symbolically in addition to literally [kid level vs adult level] (ex: Wall-E, Sponge Bob, Charlie and the chocolate factory) |
| Understatement | an ironic minimizing of fact that presents something as less significant than it is. (ex: A valedictorian says “my grades are pretty good”) |
| Litotes | understatement made by denying (ex “It's nothing serious. I just lost all of my limbs”) |
| Metonymy | the name of one subject is substituted for something else that is closely associated it (ex: Wall Street=stocks, blue lights=police, blue collar=workers) |
| Synecdone | a whole is represented by naming one of it's parts (ex: All hands on deck) |
| Oxymoron | author groups apparently contradicting terms (ex: icy hot, living dead, alone together) |
| Analogy | comparison of two different things pencil and pen |
| Apostrophe | a figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person (ex:talking to the christmas tree, twinkle twinkle little star) |
| Allusion | a reference to something commonly known (ex: Romeo, 9/11, etc) Mythical Biblical Literary |
| Homily | serious speech that involves moral/spiritual advice (ex: I have a dream) |
| Synesthesia | associating two or more different senses in the same image (ex: the taste of sunshine) |
| Wit | amusing language (ex: puns, nerd humor) |
| Aphorism | statement that expresses truth or moral principle (ex: a penny saved is a penny earned) |
| Rhetorical question | questions that are asked for effect not for an actual answer (ex: parents asking “Do you think i'm stupid?”) |
| Symbol | concrete things that represent ideas (ex: American flag=freedom) |
| Satire | when the author makes fun of stuff to promote change (ex:the onion website) |
| Parody | work that closely imitates the style (ex: beat it vs eat it) |
| Archetype | common characters, situations, or events (ex: hero, sidekick, and villian) |
| Sound devices | repetition of sounds in words to give the writing a musical quality (ex: The Raven) |
| Onomatopoeia | a figure of speech of natural voices (ex: cuckoo, sizzle) |
| Alliteration | the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words Ex: Sally sells seashells by the seashore |
| Assonance | the repetition of vowel sounds in the middle of words (ex: Rap, tap, slap) |
| Consonance | the repetition of consonance sounds in the middle or end of words (ex: A visitor entering entrance at my chamber door) |
| Irony | when expectations are different from reality |
| Verbal irony | when someone says the opposite of what they mean (ex: the middle table is very quiet) |
| Dramatic irony | when the audience has knowledge that the characters do not (Rebecca slept with John and Tyler but the boys do not know) |
| Situational irony | when the events turn out unexpected (ex: the fire station burns down) |
| Paradox | contradictory situation which is actually true (ex: needing a job to get experience but not being able to because you have no work experience) |
| Anecdote | a brief, short story |
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