AP Lang Figurative Devices Flashcards
alliteration
repetition of consonant sonds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry
apostrophe
a poetic device used to address absent or nonliving objects as if they were present or alive
assonance
repetition of similar vowel sounds in words that are close together in a poem
caesura
a paue within a line of poetry
conceit
an extended metaphor that makes a complex comparison
connotation
the implied or suggested meanings of a word
consonance
repeated consonant sounds within the words of a line of poetry
diction
the writer or speaker’s choice of words, depending on the audience
elegy
a mounrful, melancholic or plaintive poem; a lament for the dead
enjambment
the running on of thought from one line to the next wihtout a syntactical break
figure of speech
a word or phrase that describes things in terms of another, not to be taken literally
juxtaposition
a contrast close together
hyperbole
the use of extravagant exageration
imagery
language that appeals to the senses
metaphor
a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things wihtout helping words
allusion
a referece to a well known person, place, thing
onomatopoeia
the use of a word whose sound suggests or imitates its meaning
personification
special kind of of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing is talked about as if it were human
pun
a play on multiple meanings of a word; two words that sound alike but different meanings
inversion
switching word order to keep rhythm or rhyme
simile
a figure of speech that makes a comparison using “like” or “as” or “resembles” or “than”
tone
the attitude a writer takes toward the audience, subject, or character
